📋 Tender Overview
Did Elite Human Capital Trigger The Rise Of The West? Insights From A New Database Of European Scholars
A Closer Look At The Development Of Human Capitalschooling Is Certainly A Strong Predictor Of Economic Growth. Upper-Tail Knowledge Allows Entrepreneurs In Manufacturing To Keep Up With All The Latest Technological Advances. For Instance, Developing Human Capacity, With A Focus On Technical Skills Relevant For Industry, Is Key For Industrialised Countries’ Success. The Eu-Funded Uthc Project Will Determine The Role Of Elite Knowledge And Upper-Tail Human Capital In The Rise Of The West Between The Period 1000 And 1800 Ce. The Project Will Study A Variety Of Published Source Materials To Create A Geographical Grid Of The Density, Composition And Quality Of Upper-Tail Human Capital Across Time. It Will Also Develop A New Theory To Understand How Codified Knowledge And Practical Skills Interact And How Ideas Spread.
Funded Under
Excellent Science - European Research Council (Erc)
Total Cost
€ 1 311 263,00
Eu Contribution
€ 1 311 263,00
Coordinated By
Universite Catholique De Louvain
Belgium
