Well, here’s a shocker. Whoever could have imagined such a thing?
Are the Wealthiest Countries the Smartest Countries?
Actually, what’s shocking is not so much the rediscovery of the obvious truth that human capital matters — but that the story has actually been picked up by the press (it’s all over the place this morning).
Expect some push-back. This is the sort of thing, after all, that has implications.