This edited collection explores the links between human capital (both in the form of health and in the form of education), demographic change, and economic growth. Using empirical as well as theoretical perspectives, the authors investigate several important issues in the context of human capital, namely population ageing, inequality, public policy, and long-term economic development. Ultimately, they demonstrate that the accumulation of human capital is of crucial importance to long-run economic growth.

Alberto Bucci is Professor of Advanced Macroeconomics and Growth Theory at the University of Milan, Italy.

Klaus Prettner is Professor of Economics at the University of Hohenheim, Germany.

Alexia Prskawetz is Professor of Mathematical Economics at the Vienna University of Technology, Austria.