Related Web Links – Module 39 - Growth Policy: Why Economic Growth Rates Differ

For global data, go to: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20394863~menuPK:1192714~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419~isCURL:Y,00.html.

For information on human capital and Gary S. Becker, go to: http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/HumanCapital.html

Stanford professor Paul Romer talks with EconTalk about growth, China, innovation, and the role of human capital. Click on the podcast at the following page: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2007/08/romer_on_growth.html

For the article entitled, “State Initiatives to Promote Technological Innovation and Economic Growth. Postsecondary Education Research Reports,” go to: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED270047&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED270047.