Volume 20, No. 3, 2023
Impact Of Higher Education Spending On Economic Growth In Lebanon
Hussein Zabad
Abstract
This study aims to reveal the nature of the relationship between spending on higher education and economic growth in Lebanon. A comparative study was conducted from the knowledge economy perspective. The results showed that there is no explicit relationship between increased spending on higher education and economic growth. The study came out with many recommendations that are summed up in the importance of reviewing the increasing spending on education, and how it is managed as an investment that achieves the increased and desired returns by focusing on the qualitative quality of education, knowledge and skills that contribute effectively to the accumulation of human capital and the promotion of economic growth in the country.
Pages: 12-24
Keywords: Spending on Education, Higher Education, Economic Growth, Knowledge Economy.