The interactive effect of trade and education on growth

Céline Kauffmann
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Céline Kauffmann: TEAM - Université Paris 1, CNRS

Cahiers de la Maison des Sciences Economiques from Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1)

Abstract: This empirical study consists of an econometric test of the complementary effect of trade and education on long run growth. The tests are performed using a mixed specification built on the Benhabib and Spiegel [7] model and include an estimator of trade openness. Regressions are run on a long term panel data base (100 years, 10 OECD countries) reconciling the two data sets of Maddison [26] and Banks [4]. The results strongly support the existence of an interaction between trade and education which appears to promote catch-up between countries. Moreover, using a structural change test, I also show that such an interaction is not constant but hinges on the level of GDP per capita already attained by the economy

Keywords: Growth regressions; long run economic growth; interaction between human capital and trade openness; panel data estimations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 N10 O40 O50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2000-01
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