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Growth multiplier: How university expansion increases national income

25 March 2016

What impact do universities have on a country's economy? Outlining the results of a study of universities across 78 countries, Anna Valero and John Van Reenen find that doubling the number of universities in a region increases that region's income. They note that if the UK were to add one university to each region, national income would increase by about 0.7 per cent.

This article was published online by the LSE's European Politics and Policy blog (EUROPP) on March 25, 2016
Link to article here

Related publications
The Economic Impact of Universities: Evidence from Across the Globe, Anna Valero and John Van Reenen, CEP mimeo, March 23, 2016

Related Links
Anna Valero webpage
John Van Reenen webpage
Growth Programme webpage

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