International data on educational attainment: updates and implications |
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| Authors: | Barro, Robert J. Lee, Jong-Wha |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Economics, Harvard University, Littauer Center Room 218, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Economics Department, Korea University, Seoul 136–701, Korea. jongwha{at}korea.ac.kr |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents a data set that improves the measurementof educational attainment for a broad group of countries. Weextend our previous estimates to 1995 for educational attainmentfor the population over ages 15 and 25. We also provide projectionsfor 2000. We discuss the estimation method for the measuresof educational attainment and relate our estimates to alternativeinternational measures of human capital stocks. |
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