A Macroeconomic Estimation of the Education Production Function

Nadir Altinok (1)

1 IREDU - Institut de recherche sur l'éducation : Sociologie et Economie de l'Education

The aim of this paper is to test the existence of an education production function based on data resulting from international surveys of pupil assets. The results of the estimates, using first the total sample, and then making distinctions according to the economic level of the country, show significant differences concerning the relationships between educational inputs and outputs. Thus, inconsistencies found in former analyses in terms of estimating the education production function can partially be explained by the fact that they failed to take into account the economic level of the countries analysed.

Mots clés: Education quality; Human Capital; Public Expenditure

Mots clés: Qualité de l'éducation; Capital humain; Dépense publique

Domaines: Education; Economies et finances

Nadir Altinok. A Macroeconomic Estimation of the Education Production Function. 2007. ⟨halshs-00133559⟩