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DETERMINANTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN SAARC COUNTRIES: ROLE OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY

  • HUSSEIN AL-ZYOUD,/
  • SHAHID ALI/
  • Naved Ahmad/
  • December 31, 2021
Keywords
Human Capital Development, Health, Education, Public Infrastructure Expenditures, Institutional Quality, Labor Force and Economic Growth
Abstract

This paper examines the determinants of human capital development in the SAARC region. This study adopts a modified version of Sen’s (1999) capability approach to resolving the inherent problems of endogeneity and persistence in economic data. This study uses second-generation cross-sectional dependence, slope heterogeneity, and unit root tests. Westerlund’s cointegration test is used to check the cointegration among variables. This study uses the CS-ARDL approach to calculate the long-run estimates. It deals with endogeneity problems and a small-sample bias effectively. The results indicate a positive effect of GDP, labor force participation rate, infrastructure, public health expenditures, public education expenditures, and institutional quality on human capital development in the SAARC region.

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Author(s):

HUSSEIN AL-ZYOUD,

Associate Professor

Faculty of Business, Athabasca University

Canada

  • husseina@athabascau.ca

SHAHID ALI

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics and Development Studies, University of Swat

Pakistan

  • shahid_aerc@yahoo.com

Naved Ahmad

Course Coordinator (Economics)

Faculty of Business, Athabasca University.

Canada

  • nahmad@athabascau.ca

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