The Contribution of Education to Economic Growth: A Review of the Evidence, with Special Attention and an Application to Sub-Saharan Africa

Paul Glewwe, Eugenie Maiga () and Haochi Zheng

World Development, 2014, vol. 59, issue C, 379-393

Abstract: This paper examines recent studies that estimate the impact of education on economic growth. It explains why cross-country regressions face formidable econometric problems. Recent studies are reviewed: some show strong impacts of education on economic growth; others show little effect. All have multiple estimation problems, which may explain their divergent results. Evidence shows that education quality in Sub-Saharan Africa is much lower than in other developing countries. Estimates from three influential studies are extended; the results suggest that the impact of education on economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is lower than in other countries, likely due to lower school quality.

Keywords: education; economic growth; Sub-Saharan Africa; school quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.021

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