Education Matters
Robert J. Barro
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Education Matters
by Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee
Published
Jul 07, 2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pages
304
ISBN-13
9780199379231
ISBN-10
0199379238
Description
Recently human capital has emerged as one of the most active areas of research in economics. This research depends fundamentally on good data, and efforts at constructing useful measures of educational attainment for a broad panel of countries go back 20 years. In this book the extend the earlier work is extended by presenting and discussing a new long-term data set on educational attainment of the population for 146 countries from 1870 to 2010. In addition, new data is given on educational quality based on internationally comparable test scores for 134 countries from 1965 to 2010.
Subjects
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Financial audit
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How many pages are in Education Matters?
This edition of Education Matters has approximately 304 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
How long does it take to read Education Matters?
For most readers, Education Matters typically takes between 6h 20m and 4h 13m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 76,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Education Matters?
Education Matters was written by Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee.
When was Education Matters published?
The publication date for this specific edition is Jul 07, 2015. The original work may have been published on a different date.