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EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INDIA AND SRI LANKA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).07      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).07      Published : Mar 2021

Education and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of India and Sri Lanka

Abstract

    Education is a fundamental foundation in the development of a nation. History reveals that success, honor and dignity become the pride of those nations who lead in education in the world. This study elaborates on the role of education in India and Sri Lanka's economic growth. Growth is 1981-2016. Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique is applied in this study. It is pragmatic that India focused more on Tertiary education and Sri Lanka concentrated on Primary education. Tertiary education has a major role in India's GDP growth, whereas, in Sri Lanka, Primary education has a robust role in economic growth. It is evident that India's number of research scholars and highly skilled persons netted good recognition and distinction in the global world. This is due to the focus on tertiary education.

    GDP Growth, Primary Education and Tertiary Education

    (1) Muhammad Qasim Ali
    PhD, Department of Education, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Tariq Hussain
    Department of Economics, University of Lahore, Pakpattan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Khizra Rana
    PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, NCBA & E, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Tariq Hussain, and Khizra Rana. 2021. "Education and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of India and Sri Lanka." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (I): 64-77 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).07

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    HARVARD : ALI, M. Q., HUSSAIN, T. & RANA, K. 2021. Education and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of India and Sri Lanka. Global Educational Studies Review, VI, 64-77.

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    OXFORD : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Hussain, Tariq, and Rana, Khizra (2021), "Education and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of India and Sri Lanka", Global Educational Studies Review, VI (I), 64-77

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    TURABIAN : Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Tariq Hussain, and Khizra Rana. "Education and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis of India and Sri Lanka." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. I (2021): 64-77. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-I).07