L’impact de l’Enseignement Supérieur sur la Croissance Economique L'Impact de l'Enseignement Supérieur sur la Croissance Economique Cas de la Tunisie, le Maroc et la Corée du Sud

Sbaouelgi, Jihène (2015): L’impact de l’Enseignement Supérieur sur la Croissance Economique L'Impact de l'Enseignement Supérieur sur la Croissance Economique Cas de la Tunisie, le Maroc et la Corée du Sud.

Abstract

Since the early '90s, the empirical literature on human capital and economic growth is full of conflicting results. Indeed, most theoretical analyzes have confirmed that human capital has a positive and significant effect on growth. This article explore time series causality between human capital (particularly higher education) and growth in three different countries, namely Tunisia, Morocco and South Korea during the period 1960-2011. For this, we use cointegration techniques and Granger causality tests. The results show that cointegration between higher education and economic growth exists only in South Korea. This finding is explained by the high level of human capital and the country's economy.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: The Impact of Higher Education on Economic Growth: Case of Tunisia, Morocco and South Korea
• Language: French
• Keywords: human capital; economic growth; causality and cointegration
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C32 - Time-Series Models ; Dynamic Quantile Regressions ; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models ; Diffusion Processes ; State Space Models; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E24 - Employment ; Unemployment ; Wages ; Intergenerational Income Distribution ; Aggregate Human Capital ; Aggregate Labor Productivity; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O40 - General

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