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Methodology for a World Bank Human Capital Index

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dc.contributor.authorKraay, Aart
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-28T16:14:35Z
dc.date.available2018-09-28T16:14:35Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the methodology for a new World Bank Human Capital Index (HCI). The HCI combines indicators of health and education into a measure of the human capital that a child born today can expect to obtain by her 18th birthday, given the risks of poor education and health that prevail in the country where she lives. The HCI is measured in units of productivity relative to a benchmark of complete education and full health, and ranges from 0 to 1. A value of x on the HCI indicates that a child born today can expect to be only x x100 percent as productive as a future worker as she would be if she enjoyed complete education and full health. The methodology of the HCI is anchored in the extensive literature on development accounting.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/300071537907028892/Methodology-for-a-World-Bank-Human-Capital-Index
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8593
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30466
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8593
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INDEX
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTING
dc.subjectMETHODOLOGY
dc.subjectHCI
dc.titleMethodology for a World Bank Human Capital Indexen
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okr.crossref.titleMethodology for a World Bank Human Capital Index
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okr.date.disclosure2018-09-25
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/300071537907028892/Methodology-for-a-World-Bank-Human-Capital-Index
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8593
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okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group, Development Economics
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