The effects of human capital composition on technological convergence

被引：74

作者：

Ang, James B. ^{[1
]}

Madsen, Jakob B. ^{[1
]}

Islam, Md. Rabiul ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Monash Univ, Dept Econ, Caulfield, Vic 3145, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF MACROECONOMICS | 2011年 / 33卷 / 03期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

Human capital composition; Innovation; Convergence; GROWTH; FRONTIER; EDUCATION; PANEL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jmacro.2011.03.001

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper empirically investigates whether the contribution of human capital to productivity growth depends on the composition of human capital and proximity to the technology frontier in a panel of 87 sample countries over the period 1970-2004. It tests the hypothesis that primary and secondary education is more suitable for imitation whereas tertiary education is more appropriate for innovation. The results show that the growth enhancing effects of higher education increase with proximity to the technology frontier only for high and medium income countries. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：465 / 476

页数：12

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