Test scores and economic growth: update and extension

Gabriel Heller-Sahlgren and Henrik Jordahl

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Abstract: Research indicates that education quality–measured by test scores in international student surveys–predicts economic growth. In this paper, we extend previous findings up to 2016 and analyse test scores of upper-secondary school students only. We find that the positive relationship between growth and test scores holds in both cases. The share of top-performing students exhibits a stronger correlation with economic growth than does the share of students who meet basic requirements.

Keywords: economic growth; education; PISA; TIMSS; top-performing students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 O15 O57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2023-01-19
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Published in Applied Economics Letters, 19, January, 2023. ISSN: 1350-4851

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Journal Article: Test scores and economic growth: update and extension (2024)
Working Paper: Test Scores and Economic Growth: Update and Extension (2021)
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