Human Capital and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence for South America

This paper evaluates the relationship between education and economic growth in 8 South American countries for the period 2003-2018. A model of fixed effects panel data was estimated. As a measure of human capital two indicators were used, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Education Ind...

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Main Authors: Cerquera Losada, Oscar Hernán, Clavijo Tovar, María de los Ángeles, Pérez Peña , Carla Yanella
格式: Online
语言:spa
出版: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2022
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在线阅读:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/13679
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总结:This paper evaluates the relationship between education and economic growth in 8 South American countries for the period 2003-2018. A model of fixed effects panel data was estimated. As a measure of human capital two indicators were used, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Education Index, and the Penn World Table 10.0 (PWT) human capital index; the purpose is to determine which of the two measures of human capital best explain the relationship between education and growth in South American economies. The results showed that exports per capita, education expenditure, fertility rate and gross capital formation are positively related to output per capita, and given the context of South American economies, the education index calculated by UNDP seems to be the most accurate indicator to measure the relationship between human capital and economic growth.