pt. 1. Education and growth. A. Early classics ; B. Overviews -- pt. 2. Types of education. A. Years versus qualifications ; B. Elite versus non-elite institutions ; C. General versus vocational -- pt. 3. Innovation, education and growth

Throughout the developed and developing worlds, education spending is seen as a key tool for government policy makers in the quest for economic growth. Promoting 'human capital' development is a prime objective for economic and education ministries. The seminal articles discussed in this...

This study was prepared by Gabriela Schütz while she was working with the Ifo Institute for Economic Research. It was completed in September 2008 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Department of the University of Munich (LMU). The topic of this study is an econometric analysis...