Invisible Geniuses : Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster? /

The advancement of the knowledge frontier is crucial for technological innovation and human progress. Using novel data from the setting of mathematics, this paper establishes two results. First, we document that individuals who demonstrate exceptional talent in their teenage years have an irreplacea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Agarwal, Ruchir
Other Authors: Gaule, Patrick
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/268
Online Access:Full text available on IMF