Human capital and growth: Does gender matter?

Shujaat Mubarik; Muhammad Usman; V. G. R. Chandran; Evelyn S. Devadason

doi:10.3923/ibm.2015.547.553

Human capital and growth: Does gender matter?

Shujaat Mubarik^*, Muhammad Usman, V. G. R. Chandran, Evelyn S. Devadason

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

Human Capital (HC) is considered one of the prominent determinants of economic growth. Perceiving its critical standings, this study analyzed the impacts of human capital on economic growth of Pakistan with special interest to female human capital. Study took primary enrolment rate as proxy of HC. The enrolment rates were further disaggregated into male and female enrolments for analysis. By taking time series data from 1960-2013, study applied ARDL approach for analysis. The results confirmed the existence of long run relationship of total, male and female human capital with economic growth. Study also found an inverse relationship of gender-enrolment inequality with growth. The results highlighted that beside social impacts, women education can play a significant economic role in Pakistan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	547-553
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Business Management
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3923/ibm.2015.547.553
Publication status	Published - 2015

Keywords

Economic growth
GDP
Gross capital formation
Human capital development
Impact

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Business and International Management
Strategy and Management

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Access to Document

10.3923/ibm.2015.547.553

Cite this

@article{74e69cc94c724ba38d9e27e204135e99,

title = "Human capital and growth: Does gender matter?",

abstract = "Human Capital (HC) is considered one of the prominent determinants of economic growth. Perceiving its critical standings, this study analyzed the impacts of human capital on economic growth of Pakistan with special interest to female human capital. Study took primary enrolment rate as proxy of HC. The enrolment rates were further disaggregated into male and female enrolments for analysis. By taking time series data from 1960-2013, study applied ARDL approach for analysis. The results confirmed the existence of long run relationship of total, male and female human capital with economic growth. Study also found an inverse relationship of gender-enrolment inequality with growth. The results highlighted that beside social impacts, women education can play a significant economic role in Pakistan.",

keywords = "Economic growth, GDP, Gross capital formation, Human capital development, Impact",

author = "Shujaat Mubarik and Muhammad Usman and Chandran, {V. G. R.} and Devadason, {Evelyn S.}",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Medwell Journals, 2015.",

year = "2015",

doi = "10.3923/ibm.2015.547.553",

language = "English",

volume = "9",

pages = "547--553",

journal = "International Business Management",

issn = "1993-5250",

publisher = "Medwell Publishing",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Human capital and growth

T2 - Does gender matter?

AU - Mubarik, Shujaat

AU - Usman, Muhammad

AU - Chandran, V. G. R.

AU - Devadason, Evelyn S.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © Medwell Journals, 2015.

PY - 2015

Y1 - 2015

N2 - Human Capital (HC) is considered one of the prominent determinants of economic growth. Perceiving its critical standings, this study analyzed the impacts of human capital on economic growth of Pakistan with special interest to female human capital. Study took primary enrolment rate as proxy of HC. The enrolment rates were further disaggregated into male and female enrolments for analysis. By taking time series data from 1960-2013, study applied ARDL approach for analysis. The results confirmed the existence of long run relationship of total, male and female human capital with economic growth. Study also found an inverse relationship of gender-enrolment inequality with growth. The results highlighted that beside social impacts, women education can play a significant economic role in Pakistan.

AB - Human Capital (HC) is considered one of the prominent determinants of economic growth. Perceiving its critical standings, this study analyzed the impacts of human capital on economic growth of Pakistan with special interest to female human capital. Study took primary enrolment rate as proxy of HC. The enrolment rates were further disaggregated into male and female enrolments for analysis. By taking time series data from 1960-2013, study applied ARDL approach for analysis. The results confirmed the existence of long run relationship of total, male and female human capital with economic growth. Study also found an inverse relationship of gender-enrolment inequality with growth. The results highlighted that beside social impacts, women education can play a significant economic role in Pakistan.

KW - Economic growth

KW - GDP

KW - Gross capital formation

KW - Human capital development

KW - Impact

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84928691554&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3923/ibm.2015.547.553

DO - 10.3923/ibm.2015.547.553

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84928691554

SN - 1993-5250

VL - 9

SP - 547

EP - 553

JO - International Business Management

JF - International Business Management

IS - 4

ER -

Human capital and growth: Does gender matter?

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this