Escaping from poverty through compulsory schooling

It is an empirical fact that low-level income countries manufacture low price commodities, using simple technology, with no investment in Research and Development. This constitutes a poverty trap where it is not advantageous for workers to get further training and poorly educated/trained workers are...

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Main Authors: Aurora Amélia Castro Teixeira, Pedro Cosme da Costa Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Coimbra University Press 2016-09-01
Series:Notas Económicas
Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/notaseconomicas/article/view/3656