Estimates of the level and growth effects of human capital in India

Rao, B. Bhaskara and Vadlamannati, Krishna Chaitanya (2009): Estimates of the level and growth effects of human capital in India.

Abstract

In the extended Solow growth model of Mankiw, Romer and Weil (1992) human capital has only permanent level and no growth effects. In the endogenous growth models human capital is a growth improving variable. Human capital may have both a permanent level and a permanent growth effect. We show, with data from India, that both the level and growth effects of human capital can be estimated with an extension to the Solow model.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Solow model, Level and growth effects of human capital and India
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General

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