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Technology and Human Capital in Historical Perspective

by Jonas Ljungberg (Editor), Jan-Pieter Smits
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Overview

One theme of this volume is whether the complementarity between technology and human capital is a recent phenomenon, or whether it can be traced through history. Different approaches to human capital as well as technology are applied, and besides historical surveys are total factor productivity and patent data employed. The studies deal with the Iberian peninsula, Scandinavia, and Canada, countries displaying different patterns in the international development.

Synopsis

One theme of this volume is whether the complementarity between technology and human capital is a recent phenomenon, or whether it can be traced through history. Different approaches to human capital as well as technology are applied, and besides historical surveys are total factor productivity and patent data employed. The studies deal with the Iberian peninsula, Scandinavia, and Canada, countries displaying different patterns in the international development.

About the Author, Jonas Ljungberg

Jonas Ljungberg is Associate Professor in Economic History at Lund University, Sweden.

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Book Details

Published
January 1, 2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781403920676

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