Investigating government spending on education: growth effects, convergence and efficiency
| Program / Programme: |
Uspostavni istraživački projekt
/ Installation Research Project |
| Voditelj projekta / Principal investigator: |
Malešević Perović Lena |
| Akronim projekta / Project acronym: |
GOVSPENDEDU |
| Trajanje u mjesecima / Duration in months: |
36
(15.9.2014.-14.9.2017.) |
| Odobreni iznos sredstava / Budget: |
210.650,00 HRK |
| Znanstveno područje / Scientific area: |
Društvene znanosti
/ Social sciences |
| Znanstveno polje / Scientific field: |
Ekonomija/Economics |
Summary:
More and more governments are increasingly recognising the importance of human capital for growth and prosperity of their countries; moreover, European Commission has stated education as one of its key 2020 goals. These plans are, however, in contrast with the EU fiscal policies which are faced with constraints as regards deficits and public debts. Public spending on education should, therefore, be given special attention. This research project, consequently, has three main goals, which are as follows: to analyse the relationship between public spending on education and GDP growth; to investigate whether there is a convergence between public spending on education among the EU countries and to analyse the efficiency of public spending on education in the EU countries.
Ovaj rad je financirala Hrvatska zaklada za znanost projektom UIP-2013-11-9558