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<p>This paper investigates the relationship between female education and economic growth in Western Balkan countries during the period 2000-2019. The motive behind choosing Western Balkan countries was because there is insufficient research that has been made in this field of study; hence, this research assists to expand the issue of this topic. By using GDP as dependent variable, the paper addresses the question whether female education generates or not economic growth. The techniques applied for this study are OLS, fixed and random effects, and Hausman-Taylor model IVs. The findings show a positive relationship between GDP per capita, female labor participation, school enrollment primary, and literacy rate. On the other hand, there exists a negative relationship with fertility rate, while the school enrollment tertiary is statistically insignificant. This paper brings evidence that female education generates more economic growth in Western Balkan countries. Therefore, the Government of the Western Balkans should take into consideration to invest more on education of the woman in those countries. These in turn will lead to higher economic growth.</p>
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This paper investigates the relationship between female education and economic growth in Western Balkan countries during the period 2000-2019. The motive behind choosing Western Balkan countries was because there is insufficient research that has been made in this field of study; hence, this research assists to expand the issue of this topic. By using GDP as dependent variable, the paper addresses the question whether female education generates or not economic growth. The techniques applied for this study are OLS, fixed and random effects, and Hausman-Taylor model IVs. The findings show a positive relationship between GDP per capita, female labor participation, school enrollment primary, and literacy rate. On the other hand, there exists a negative relationship with fertility rate, while the school enrollment tertiary is statistically insignificant. This paper brings evidence that female education generates more economic growth in Western Balkan countries. Therefore, the Government of the Western Balkans should take into consideration to invest more on education of the woman in those countries. These in turn will lead to higher economic growth.

Does Female Education Generate Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis of Western Balkan Countries

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica

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This paper investigates the relationship between female education and economic growth in Western Balkan countries during the period 2000-2019. The motive...

Does Female Education Generate Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis of Western Balkan Countries

Published Online: May 14, 2022

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2022-0001

Keywords
education, female, labor force, economic growth, western Balkan

© 2022 Yvesa Jusaj et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Does Female Education Generate Economic Growth? An Empirical Analysis of Western Balkan Countries

Published Online: May 14, 2022

Page range: 1 - 10

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/subboec-2022-0001

Keywordseducation, female, labor force, economic growth, western Balkan

© 2022 Yvesa Jusaj et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
education, female, labor force, economic growth, western Balkan