Education and Human Capital Effect on Malaysian Economic Growth

Rabiul Islam, Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani, Bobby Kusuma and Belinda Barbara Theseira
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Rabiul Islam: School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia,
Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani: School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia,
Bobby Kusuma: School of International Studies, College of Law, Government, and International Studies, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia,
Belinda Barbara Theseira: Department of Economics, University Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2016, vol. 6, issue 4, 1722-1728

Abstract: In this globalization era, more knowledgeable human capital is needed to gain better economic growth. The ability of a country's human resources in providing skillful labors in various scopes ensures the success of implementation of the economic policies. Education and human capital has two essential keys that have relation in contributing towards the economic growth. Human capital is a set of resources that combines knowledge, training and skills that is correlated to education. The attention in higher education increases from time to time as people realizing the importance of providing better education for the future of their children and the economy as a whole.

Keywords: Education; Human Capital; Economic Growth; Skill Labor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I25 J24 O (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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