教育人力资本结构对经济增长的贡献研究——基于东中西三大地区的比较

A Study of the Contribution of Education Human Capital Structure to Economic Growth: A Comparison of the Eastern,Central and Western Districts of China

政府对教育资源的配置是人力资本形成的一个主要决定因素,不同数量和质量的教育人力资本对经济增长的贡献也不同。受区域经济发展不平衡的影响,我国东部、中部和西部地区在人力资本数量和质量方面存在显著差别。为深入考察教育人力资本结构对经济增长的贡献,在将教育人力资本结构分为基础教育和高等教育的基础上,实证检验了东中西三大地区的教育人力资本结构对经济增长的贡献,结果表明:经济发展越快的地区,其高等教育人力资本对经济增长的贡献越大。因此,为发挥教育人力资本对经济增长的促进作用,行之有效的办法是提高公共教育支出预算,大力发展各级各类教育。

The allocation of educational resources by government is a major determinant of human capital formation, and the contribution of human capital to economic growth is different in different quantity and quality. Under the influence of regional economic development, there are significant differences in the quantity and quality of human capital in the eastern, central and western districts of China. In order to make an in-depth investigation on the contribution of educational human capital to economic growth, we make an empirical test in the eastern, central and western districts on the basis of the fact that the educational human capital is divided into basic education and higher education. The results show that the faster the economy develops, the higher educational human capital contributes to economic growth. Given this information, policy makers should en- hance public expenditure budget in education and develop all kinds of education, with the aim of building human capital that has a positive impact on economic growth.