Does one size fit all? The impact of cognitive skills on economic growth - HAL Accéder directement au contenu
Pré-publication, Document de travail Année : 2016

Does one size fit all? The impact of cognitive skills on economic growth

Résumé

This paper tests for heterogeneous effects of cognitive skills on economic growth across countries. Using a new extended dataset on cognitive skills and controlling for potential endogeneity, we find that the magnitude of the effect is about 60 per cent higher for low-income countries compared to high-income countries, and it more than doubles when low TFP countries are compared to high TFP countries. There are also marked differences across geographic regions. Using data on the share of the population with advanced and minimum skill levels, our results also indicate that high-income countries should focus on increasing the number of high skilled human capital, while countries from Sub-Saharan Africa would benefit more by investing in the development of basic skills.
Fichier principal
Vignette du fichier
DT 2016-1.pdf ( 914.37 Ko ) Télécharger
Origine : Accord explicite pour ce dépôt
Loading...

Dates et versions

halshs-01376281, version 1 (04-10-2016)

Identifiants

  • HAL Id : halshs-01376281 , version 1

Citer

Nadir Altinok, Abdurrahman Aydemir. Does one size fit all? The impact of cognitive skills on economic growth. 2016. ⟨halshs-01376281⟩
183 Consultations
717 Téléchargements
Dernière date de mise à jour le 28/04/2024
comment ces indicateurs sont-ils produits

Partager

Gmail Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Plus