Human capital index based on the average years of schooling from Barro and Lee (Barro & Lee, 2013) and an assumed rate of return to education, based on Mincer equation estimates around the world (Psacharopoulos, 1994).
More information can be found in the document "Human capital in PWT 9.0"
Type of variable: Continuous
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Last updated by source: 2023-01-23
| Dataset | No. Countries |
|---|---|
| Basic cross-section: | 143 |
| Basic time-series: | 152 |
| Standard cross-section: | 143 |
| Standard time-series: | 152 |
| OECD cross-section: | 38 |
| OECD time-series: | 40 |
| Dataset | Available for years: |
|---|---|
| Standard time-series: | 1950-2019 |
| Basic time-series: | 1950-2019 |
| OECD time-series: | 1950-2019 |