HUMAN CAPITAL – A SOURCE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ROMANIA. QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS FOR QUANTIFYING HUMAN CARITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL – A SOURCE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ROMANIA. QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS FOR QUANTIFYING HUMAN CARITAL
Author(s): Loredana Ioana Pribac, Anghelina AndreiSubject(s): Economy
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: human capital, education, economic growth, Romania
Summary/Abstract: Our study had a double objective: to highlight the causal relationship between human capital and economic growth, and then identify which of its dimensions or quantitative measures perform better in explaining the influence on the income per capita in Romania. The conclusions after analyzing the results of econometric patterns estimates obtained make us see human capital as an important factor in economic increase, even if with certain specifications and measures of education we also obtained negative or inconclusive results.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldiş, Arad - Seria Ştiinţe Economice
- Issue Year: 24/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 96-107
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English