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The Impact on Growth of Higher Efficiency of Public Spending on Schools

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Frédéric Gonand

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This paper assesses the impact on economic growth of increased efficiency of public spending in primary and lower-secondary education. Higher efficiency in public spending in schools can bolster growth through two main channels. On the one hand, it can allow a transfer of labour from the public sector to the business sector at unchanged educational output. On the other, it can enhance educational output and productivity of the future labour force at unchanged public employment and expenditures. The paper argues that, in most cases, efficiency gains...

Effet sur la croissance d'un système éducatif primaire et secondaire plus efficace
Ce document de travail évalue l'effet sur le PIB d'une efficacité accrue de la dépense publique dans le secteur de l'éducation primaire et secondaire. Une plus grande efficacité du système éducatif peut soutenir l'activité notamment grâce à des transferts d'effectifs du secteur public vers le secteur privé, ou une hausse de la performance des élèves et de leur productivité future à dépenses...

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Paper provided by OECD, Economics Department in its series OECD Economics Department Working Papers with number 547.

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Keywords: human capital; long-run economic growth; Public education; Public spending efficiency; structural reforms; capital humain; croissance à long terme; Education nationale; Efficacité de la dépense publique; réforme structurelle;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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