Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective

Debates on linkages between education expenditure and economic growth have gained attention from economists, especially based on Wagner Law. Education expenditure is listed as a government public expenditure with the highest accumulation in yearly budget for ASEAN-5, which includes Malaysia, Indones...

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Main Author: Taasim, Shairil Izwan
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Language:English
Published: IGI Publishing 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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description Debates on linkages between education expenditure and economic growth have gained attention from economists, especially based on Wagner Law. Education expenditure is listed as a government public expenditure with the highest accumulation in yearly budget for ASEAN-5, which includes Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This empirical study aimed to examine the relation between education expenditure and economic growth in ASEAN-5 over the 2000-2018 periods. To achieve the objective, it was more appropriate to examine the estimation model was. With regard to the fixed effects model, there was no relation between education expenditure and economic growth. Furthermore, the analysis has proved that labour force and capital accumulation were important variables which influence economic growth.
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spelling upm-885102021-12-27T03:10:11Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/ Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective Taasim, Shairil Izwan Debates on linkages between education expenditure and economic growth have gained attention from economists, especially based on Wagner Law. Education expenditure is listed as a government public expenditure with the highest accumulation in yearly budget for ASEAN-5, which includes Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This empirical study aimed to examine the relation between education expenditure and economic growth in ASEAN-5 over the 2000-2018 periods. To achieve the objective, it was more appropriate to examine the estimation model was. With regard to the fixed effects model, there was no relation between education expenditure and economic growth. Furthermore, the analysis has proved that labour force and capital accumulation were important variables which influence economic growth. IGI Publishing 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Taasim, Shairil Izwan (2020) Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective. International Journal of Human and Technology Interaction, 4 (1). 95 - 100. ISSN 2590-3551; ESSN: 2600-8122 https://journal.utem.edu.my/index.php/ijhati/article/view/5765/0
spellingShingle Taasim, Shairil Izwan
Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective
title Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective
title_full Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective
title_fullStr Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective
title_full_unstemmed Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective
title_short Does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: ASEAN-5 perspective
title_sort does government expenditure in education cause economic growth: asean-5 perspective
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88510/1/ABSTRACT.pdf