Impact of Public Education Expenditures on Economic Wellbeing in Developing Economies

  • Faiz ur Rahim International Islamic University Islamabad
  • Posha Gul International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), IIUI
  • Madiha Asma International Institute of Islamic Economics (IIIE), IIUI
DOI: https://doi.org/10.35993/ijitl.v6i1.874

Abstract

Education can affect economic growth and wellbeing through different channels like by increasing the efficiency of the workforce, reducing inequality, and increasing the knowledge and the innovative capacity of an economy. The key objective of the present research is to explore the impact of public education expenditures on economic wellbeing in developing economies. The present study explored the impact of public education expenditures on economic wellbeing by using panel dataset of 21 developing economies over the period of 1980-2014. Household Final Consumption Expenditure Per Capita was used as a proxy to measure economic wellbeing. The panel estimation technique of Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) was used for the analysis. Research findings revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between education expenditure and economic wellbeing. Economic wellbeing of the society was directly linked with more priority to educational expenditures in public budget. Hence, developing economies should enhance their public spending on education.

Keywords: Economics of Education, Public Education Expenditure, Economic Wellbeing, Household Final Consumption Expenditure per Capita, Developing Economies

Published
2020-07-01
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2020): International Journal of Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Section
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