Investment in Education and Economic Growth on the Island of Ireland

John Fitzgerald ()

Economic Papers from Trinity College Dublin, Economics Department

Abstract: Looking at the post-War years, this paper considers how investment in education developed using different models and following different trajectories in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The result has been a very different impact on economic growth: increasing human capital made a major contribution to growth in Ireland since 1960, while in Northern Ireland the failure to make adequate investment in education is reflected in a continuing poor economic performance.

Keywords: Education; human capital; growth; Ireland; Northern Ireland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E00 I26 O11 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21
Date: 2011-01
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