The role of educational quality and quantity in the process of economic development

被引:54
作者
Castello-Climent, Amparo [1 ]
Hidalgo-Cabrillana, Ana [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Dept Econ Anal, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
关键词
Quality of education; Human capital composition; Economic growth; COGNITIVE SKILLS; INEQUALITY; GROWTH; OUTCOMES;
D O I
10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.11.004
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We develop a theory of human capital investment to study the effects of school quality on student choices of education, and to understand its effect on economic growth. In a dynamic general equilibrium closed economy, primary education is mandatory but there is an opportunity to continue to secondary education and beyond. High-quality education increases the returns to schooling, and hence the incentives to accumulate human capital. This is caused by two different channels: higher quality makes education accessible to more people (extensive margin), and once individuals decide to participate in higher education, higher-quality increases the investment made per individual (intensive margin). Furthermore, educational quality determines human capital composition and growth. Cross-country data evidence shows that the proposed channels are quantitatively important and that the effect of the quality and quantity of education on growth depends on the stage of development. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:391 / 409
页数:19
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