How does a new form of knowledge enter the public sphere and what are the consequences for economic activity? Today, thousands of students are pursuing university degrees in biotechnologies and computer sciences in order to enter the high-tech labour force or to become entrepreneurs. Do the institutions that train them generate economic growth?
How universities helped transform the medieval world
Davide Cantoni, Noam Yuchtman, 21 May 2012
Topics: Education, Frontiers of economic research
Tags: economic history, education, Middle Ages, university
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