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Higher Education Funding and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Croatia

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  • Maja NikÅ¡ić Radić
  • Hana Paleka

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Deprived of investment in education, no country can expect sustainable economic growth and development. Higher education is particularly a priceless tool in today's era of globalization that requires continuous education to keep up with new knowledge. According to UNESCO (2014), higher education is no longer a luxury; it is essential to national, social and economic development. The impact of education on economic growth is possible to observe within the so-called ‘education led growth hypothesis’. The main aim of this paper it to analyse the higher education size and structure, model and financing sources in Croatia and to test the ‘education led growth hypothesis’ on the example of Croatia. The study will apply the Granger causality test to evaluate if there is any causal relationship between investment in higher education and economic growth in Croatia. JEL Codes - C58; H52; I25; O47

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  • Maja NikÅ¡ić Radić & Hana Paleka, 2020. "Higher Education Funding and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Croatia," Scientific Annals of Economics and Business (continues Analele Stiintifice), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 67(3), pages 409-421, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aic:saebjn:v:67:y:2020:i:3:p:409-421:n:175
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    Keywords

    economic growth; education; sustainable development; higher education; Granger causality; Croatia;
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    JEL classification:

    • C58 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Financial Econometrics
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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