Research publications and economic growth: evidence from cross-country regressions |
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| Authors: | Jang C. Jin Lawrence Jin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Decision Sciences and Managerial Economics, Faculty of Business Administration , Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong jcjin@cuhk.edu.hk;3. College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY 14853, USA |
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| Abstract: | The effects of the quality of tertiary education on economic growth have been examined across countries. Professors’ research publication is used as a proxy for the quality of education at the university level. Research outputs in basic science and engineering are found to have a positive and significant effect on economic growth. Economics and business research also have immediate growth effects although the effects are a bit smaller. The results are, in general, consistent with the findings in the growth literature. The convergence hypothesis is also supported by the data. |
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| Keywords: | research publications economic growth schooling |
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