Tertiary Levels of Education and Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Europe

George Pantelopoulos ()
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George Pantelopoulos: University of Peloponnese

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2023, vol. 14, issue 2, No 38, 1488-1502

Abstract: Abstract Education, as the main instrument of a country’s human capital, plays a vital role in qualitative direct investments, particularly for developed economies. This study examines the degree to which the distribution of students across different Tertiary academic levels, as obtained from UNESCO’s International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) data, affects inward foreign direct investment (FDI) for European 27 counties. Tertiary programmes with an academic orientation (Type 5A) and those that lead to advanced research qualification (Type 6) have a higher impact compared to those with an occupation orientation (Type 5B). Our results can provide useful insights for governments and policymakers.

Keywords: Foreign direct investment; Human capital; ISCED Tertiary levels of education; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F43 I28 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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