Approaches to Measuring the Stock of Human Capital A Review of Country Practices

The paper reviews some national initiatives related to measuring the stock of human capital, indentifies some challenges to be addressed to improve the quality of existing monetary measures of human capital, and suggests developing experimental satellite accounts for education to better understand h...

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Main Author: Boarini, Romina
Other Authors: Mira d'Ercole, Marco, Liu, Gang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2012
Series:OECD Statistics Working Papers
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The paper reviews some national initiatives related to measuring the stock of human capital, indentifies some challenges to be addressed to improve the quality of existing monetary measures of human capital, and suggests developing experimental satellite accounts for education to better understand how human capital is produced and the linkages between education and its non-monetary outcomes
Physical Description:47 p. 21 x 29.7cm