Symposium on the economic returns to education

Brendan M. Walsh

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Abstract: In my contribution to this Symposium I wish to explore two main themes. The first deals with the contribution of education to economic growth at the macro level. In this part I shall discuss the evidence of the importance of education – or human capital formation – as a determinant of the cross-country differences in living standards and rates of economic growth. The second topic I wish to develop is the measurement of the return to education at the level of the individual. In my review of both themes I shall refer to the policy implications and show how Ireland relates to the international experience.

Keywords: Education--Economic aspects; Wages--Effect of education on; Human capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 1998
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Published in: Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 27(5) 1998

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