Education And Economic Growth In Korea, 1966 To 1997
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 37.8pt 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Batang;">This paper examines the aggregate production function for Korea, using direct estimates of human capital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The contribution of this study possibly provides be affirmation of the myriad role education plays in Korean society, including that of economic growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have used the Cobb-Douglas production and time series data of physical capital, labor force, and human capital measurements. In terms of an estimation technique, I have used modern time series methods specifically designed to deal with covariance stationary based on the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root tests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To date, these techniques have not been frequently used to explore the nature of quantity and quality human capital variables, physical capital, and labor variables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This study has led me to the conclusion that the level of human capital is a significant determinant for economic growth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The coefficient for the quality of human capital stock, however, I found to be negative and significant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These measures ignore the important role of training and learning through practice, and the productivity effect of the educational curriculum.</span></span></span></p>