scholarly journals Can Higher Education, Economic Growth and Innovation Ability Improve Each Other?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haiying Xu ◽  
Wei-Ling Hsu ◽  
Teen-Hang Meen ◽  
Ju Hua Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Evaluation Index System ◽  
Coordination Model ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Innovation Ability ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

This study argues that the coupling between higher education, economic growth, and innovation ability is of great significance for regional sustainable development. Through the experience of Jiangsu Province in China, this study establishes a coupling coordination evaluation index system and applies the coupling coordination model to evaluate interactive relationships among the three. It finds that during 2007–2017, the level of coupling of 13 prefecture-level cities in Jiangsu was increasing over time, which fully verified the previous scholars’ view that the three can improve each other over a long period. However, this study finds that there are obvious differences within Jiangsu. Inadequate investment in higher education has become a crucial constraint on sustainable economic growth in northern and central Jiangsu, which are backward regions of Jiangsu. By contrast, in southern Jiangsu, which is the advanced region of Jiangsu, although the resources of higher education are abundant the growth of innovation ability cannot support sustained economic growth well. Thus, the quality of higher education should be improved to meet the needs of the innovation-based economy. Accordingly, cross-regional cooperation and balanced investment in higher education are the keys to practicing a balanced and sustained regional development. The results of this study’s coupling coordination analysis and evaluation can serve as a reference for governments in enhancing regional sustainable development.

scholarly journals Measuring Energy Performance for Regional Sustainable Development in China: A New Framework based on a Dynamic Two-Stage SBM Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 2851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng-Hsiung Chiu ◽  
Tzu-Yu Lin ◽  
Hai-Lan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Portfolio Performance ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Carry Over

Sustainable development has always been an important issue for all policy makers, even more so now, as global warming has seriously threatened the whole world. To understand the efficacy of regional sustainable policies, we proposed a dynamic, two-stage, slacks-based measure (SBM) model with carry-over and intermediate variables, highlighting the importance of an electricity portfolio, to measure overall energy performance for the purpose of regional sustainable development. In this unified linear programming framework with intertemporal evaluation, we estimated the effects of a clean electricity supply by the abatement of CO2 emissions and the gain of economic growth. The results can be used as a reference for decision makers to shape regional sustainable development policies. Using data of 30 provincial administration regions in China for the period of 2012–2017, we postulate that the lower energy performance of the Chinese regional economic system for sustainable development may be attributed to a lower electricity portfolio performance. We then postulate that investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure can combat CO2 emissions, and is also a major driving force in the regional economic growth.

scholarly journals Higher Education Funding and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-421
Author(s):  
Maja Nikšić Radić ◽  
Hana Paleka
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Higher Education Funding ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Growth Hypothesis

Deprived of investment in education, no country can expect sustainable economic growth and development. Higher education is particularly a priceless tool in today's era of globalization that requires continuous education to keep up with new knowledge. According to UNESCO (2014), higher education is no longer a luxury; it is essential to national, social and economic development. The impact of education on economic growth is possible to observe within the so-called ‘education led growth hypothesis’. The main aim of this paper it to analyse the higher education size and structure, model and financing sources in Croatia and to test the ‘education led growth hypothesis’ on the example of Croatia. The study will apply the Granger causality test to evaluate if there is any causal relationship between investment in higher education and economic growth in Croatia.

scholarly journals Impact of blue economy factors on economic growth in the SAARC countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-269
Author(s):  
Majed Alharthi ◽  
Imran Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Blue Economy

Purpose This study aims to examine the influence of the blue economy factors on the economic growth of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries. Design/methodology/approach Secondary data from 1995 to 2018 have been used for the analysis of eight countries. The contributing factors that measure the fishing production are total aquaculture production, total fisheries production and agriculture, forestry and fishing. Trade and the rate of inflation are used as control variables. Using the feasible generalized least square technique. Findings It was found that the blue economy factors play a statistically significant role in the economic growth of SAARC countries and contribute to the achievement of Goal 14 of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Originality/value This study highlights the fact that proper management and utilization of water resources may assist the stimulation of economic growth and meet the challenges of food insecurity by improving the supply of seafood in developing South Asian countries. The study proposes that the sustainable management of water resources requires an alliance across nation states. The alliance will be useful in understanding the concept of the blue economy and the role it plays in ensuring economic growth in developing nations throughout the world.

scholarly journals The future Scotland wants – is it really all about Sustainable Economic Growth?

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ross
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regulatory Reform ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Scottish Government ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
Oral Evidence ◽  
The Relationship

This article analyses the legal and practical implications of the Scottish Government's overall stated objective of increasing sustainable economic growth and the further implications that arise now that the term is formalised in legislation. It draws on the author's previous research into use of legal duties to deliver government objectives and the meaning and delivery of sustainable development and economic development. It is based on a critical review of Scottish Government policy, the provisions of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, as well as the written and oral evidence submitted to parliamentary committees scrutinising Bills, their reports, and the subsequent Government responses. More broadly, the article examines the relationship between sustainable economic growth and the more widely accepted and used objective of sustainable development as complementary or contrasting policy objectives and legal duties. In doing so, it also aims to demonstrate the difficulties governments face in trying to put flesh on the bones of the Brundtland definition of sustainable development and accelerate progress towards sustainable living.

scholarly journals The quality of the outputs of higher education under the LMD system: جودة مخرجات التعليم العالي في ظل نظام الـ LMD

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Al-Zahra Talhi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
University Education ◽  
Quality Systems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
System Components ◽  
Shed Light

Represents higher education the most important pillars of the development of human societies and the advancement of tools and that what occupies the position in creating and preparing technical and scientific frameworks eligible to achieve economic and social development. In addition to its role in knowledge, science and publication industry, though the adoption of quality systems in university education is only a response to the requirements of society and stimulate innovation and scientific research to achieve the sustainable development of the service of the human community. Aim of our research that shed light on one of the most important university education system components' outputs', and the aim is to measure the quality of higher education outputs and identify strengths and weaknesses.

scholarly journals Understanding of economism and commercialization in the system of higher education: empirical analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 03005
Author(s):  
Maryna Stryhul ◽  
Olena Khomeriki ◽  
Marianna Khomeriki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social System ◽  
System Change ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
The Social ◽  
Globalization Of Education ◽  
Investments In Education

The main point of the article is to analyze the essence of the phenomena of economism and commercialization in the system of higher education. Economism is seen as a part of globalization of education. It is noted that scientists argue that investments in education lead to the economic growth, reduce the income inequality and increase employment. It is worth noting that the processes of economization belong to the most important factors of the economic development of the country and cause social changes. Education is considered as a powerful factor of social development, social and economic progress and sustainable development of the social system. The aim of the article is to represent the phenomena of commercialization and economism in the system of higher education throughout the methods of sociological knowledge. It is mentioned that commercialization is one of the tendencies of education system change.

scholarly journals Analysis and Countermeasures of higher education supply under the background of sustainable development

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 02083
Author(s):  
Yonghui Cao ◽  
He Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Education Supply

With the sustainable development of economy and society and the acceleration of the popularization of higher education, Henan Province, as a big province of education, has developed rapidly, but it also has some drawbacks. As an important mission of higher education, the supply of higher education is a systematic problem with regularity, which is closely related to the regional social and economic development. The problems of higher education supply seriously affect the energy of higher education. Based on this, this paper takes the supply of higher education as the starting point. On the basis of sorting out the current situation and problems of the supply evolution of undergraduate colleges in Henan Province, this paper puts forward some policy suggestions to improve the effective supply of higher education in Henan Province. This has a certain theoretical and practical significance to promote the effective supply of higher education in Henan Province and improve the supply quality of higher education in Henan Province.

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