Ausgehend von der Bedeutung des Humankapitals in modernen Industriegesellschaften, gibt die Studie einen Überblick über Methoden zur Messung des Humankapitals, untersucht und vergleicht den Wert des Humankapitals sowie die Kosten und den Ertrag von Humankapitalinvestitionen in ausgewählten...

The 2008-09 global economic crises have shown that no country is immune to external challenges. When policy controls are missing or not used efficiently, crises can reverse progress even in advanced economies. This unexpected outcome has increased concerns about the ability of governments in...

Maldives, a middle income country, is on track to meet most of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), while gender gap requires attention. Maldives has made great progress in improving maternal health and has achieved MDG. The total fertility rate has declined to 2.3 in 2012. Contraceptive use...