Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/298720 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Contemporary Economic and Business Issues [ISSN:] 1857-9108 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 1 [Year:] 2019 [Pages:] 21-29
Publisher: 
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Economics, Skopje
Abstract: 
The role of human capital in a country's growth process is of great importance. As a separate factor of production, it contributes to solving key economic problems in the process of globalization, especially in economies based on knowledge. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the impact of human capital on the economic growth of Macedonia in the period from 2000 to 2016 through the usage of an econometric analysis of time series of human capital indicators which are widely accepted in theory and empirical research. It is about education and health, i.e. the educational qualifications of employees and their life expectancy. For that purpose, a regression analysis followed by an examination of stationarity of time series is used, as well as the necessary conditions for selecting the best model from all of the available alternatives. The results show that there is a positive link between human capital and economic growth in Macedonia. Also, educational qualifications and life expectancy have a positive effect on GDP per capita in Macedonia for the analyzed period. All of the variables show statistical significance, but higher education qualifications have proved to be an indicator of human capital with the greatest impact on the economic growth in Macedonia.
Subjects: 
economic growth
education
GDP per capita
health
Macedonia
JEL: 
I15
I25
J21
O11
O40
Document Type: 
Article

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