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The Role of Education Quality for Economic Growth

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dc.contributor.authorHanushek, Eric A.
dc.contributor.authorWoessmann, Ludger
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-05T18:40:42Z
dc.date.available2012-06-05T18:40:42Z
dc.date.issued2007-02
dc.description.abstractThe role of improved schooling, a central part of most development strategies, has become controversial because expansion of school attainment has not guaranteed improved economic conditions. This paper reviews the role of education in promoting economic well-being, focusing on the role of educational quality. It concludes that there is strong evidence that the cognitive skills of the population-rather than mere school attainment-are powerfully related to individual earnings, to the distribution of income, and to economic growth. New empirical results show the importance of both minimal and high-level skills, the complementarity of skills and the quality of economic institutions, and the robustness of the relationship between skills and growth. International comparisons incorporating expanded data on cognitive skills reveal much larger skill deficits in developing countries than generally derived from just school enrollment and attainment. The magnitude of change needed makes it clear that closing the economic gap with industrial countries will require major structural changes in schooling institutions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7351670/role-education-quality-economic-growth
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4122
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7154
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4122
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT SCORES
dc.subjectACHIEVEMENT TESTS
dc.subjectADULT LEARNING
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectADULTS
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS
dc.subjectCAREER
dc.subjectCIVIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCLASS SIZES
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE TEST
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDROP OUT RATES
dc.subjectDROPOUT RATES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR ALL
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR ALL INITIATIVE
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL QUANTITY
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE EDUCATION
dc.subjectEFFECTS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectELEMENTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectFORMAL SCHOOLING
dc.subjectGRADE REPETITION
dc.subjectGRADUATION RATES
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOLS
dc.subjectHIGHER DROPOUT
dc.subjectHIGHER TEST SCORES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT OF LITERACY
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLITERACY SURVEY
dc.subjectLITERACY TESTS
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectMATH SKILLS
dc.subjectMATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectOLD STUDENTS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectRATES OF RETURN
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREPETITION RATES
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL COMPLETION
dc.subjectSCHOOL DROPOUTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL FACTORS
dc.subjectSCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL LEAVERS
dc.subjectSCHOOL PERSONNEL
dc.subjectSCHOOL POLICIES
dc.subjectSCHOOL POLICY
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL LEAVERS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSKILL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTANDARDIZED TESTS
dc.subjectSTUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectSTUDENT OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSTUDENT SKILLS
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER CERTIFICATION
dc.subjectTEACHER EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER QUALITY
dc.subjectTEACHER SALARIES
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEST SCORES
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWRITING SKILLS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleThe Role of Education Quality for Economic Growthen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Role Of Education Quality For Economic Growth
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/02/7351670/role-education-quality-economic-growth
okr.globalpracticeEducation
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4122
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okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicSecondary Education
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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