Human Capital, Institutions and Innovations: An anecdote of two countries

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Statistics from World Development Indicators (WDI) show that the GDPs of South Korea and Nigeria were US$4.7 billion and US$5.3 billion respectively as at 1967. However by 2009, South Korea had advanced leaving Nigeria behind by US$665 billion. With respect to innovation, measured by ....

Published at The Social Sciences

Volume 11

Issue 6

Pages 1049-1055

Published in 2016

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Oluwatobi, S.O; Olurinola, I.O.; Atayero, A.A.; and A.A. Ogundipe,

Olurinola (formerly OGUNRINOLA) Isaiah Oluranti » Isaiah Oluranti OLURINOLA (formerly, OGUNRINOLA), is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics, College of Business and Social Sciences (CBSS), Covenant University, Nigeria where he teaches both the undergraduate and graduate courses in Economic Theory, Labour Economics and Economics of Development. He obtained BSc, MSc and PhD degrees in Economics from Obafemi Awolowo University,... view full profile

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