The external benefits of higher education

Kristinn Hermannsson, Katerina Lisenkova, Patrizio Lecca, Peter McGregor and J. Kim Swales

Regional Studies, 2017, vol. 51, issue 7, 1077-1088

Abstract: The external benefits of higher education. Regional Studies. The private-market benefits of education are widely studied at the micro-level, although the magnitude of their macroeconomic impact is disputed. However, there are additional benefits of education that are less well understood. In this paper the macroeconomic effects of external benefits of higher education are estimated using the ‘micro-to-macro’ simulation approach. Two types of externalities are explored: technology spillovers and productivity spillovers in the labour market. These links are illustrated and the results suggest they could be very large. However, this is qualified by the dearth of microeconomic evidence, for which the authors hope to encourage further work.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2016.1172062

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