Times Higher Education:
Universities and economic growth go together
31 March 2016
Some say of newer institutions that more means less, but that's not true - more universities mean a larger economy. ... A study from the London School of Economics, ''The economic impact of universities: evidence from across the globe'', aims to do just this, assessing the link between growth in university numbers and gross domestic product per capita between 1950 and 2010, using data on 15,000 universities in 78 countries. The conclusion of authors Anna Valero and John Van Reenen is that doubling the number of universities per capita is associated with over 4 per cent higher GDP per capita within the region, and that this also ''spills over'' to neighbouring regions.
This article was published online by The Times Higher Education on March 31, 2016
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Anna Valero webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Growth Programme webpage
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