Mervat Abou Bakr Elsayed Ahmed Eldeeb
Prof. Emeritus
An ARDL Approach to Investigating the Link between Education Spending and Economic Growth in Egypt
Inf. Sci. Lett. • 2023
Publication Information
Authors
Mervat A. El-Dib1,* and Rania R. Moawad
Keywords
Egypt, Economic Growth, Public Spending, Education, ARDL.
Journal
Inf. Sci. Lett.
Publisher
Inf. Sci. Lett.
Volume
12
Issue
8
Pages
1-11
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Abstract
n this paper, we explore the correlation between public spending on education and economic growth in Egypt.
The paper seeks to shift the narrative surrounding education from a service to an investment. The study employs the
Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration technique using time series data from 1996 to 2022. The findings
support previous research indicating a positive and significant long-term relationship between education spending and
GDP growth at a 5% significance level. While the short-term relationship is negative, the highly significant negative error
correction term (ECT) suggests that the whole model adjusts toward long-run equilibrium at a speed of 48%. The study
concludes with recommendations for the variables examined and considers the broader context.
The paper seeks to shift the narrative surrounding education from a service to an investment. The study employs the
Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) co-integration technique using time series data from 1996 to 2022. The findings
support previous research indicating a positive and significant long-term relationship between education spending and
GDP growth at a 5% significance level. While the short-term relationship is negative, the highly significant negative error
correction term (ECT) suggests that the whole model adjusts toward long-run equilibrium at a speed of 48%. The study
concludes with recommendations for the variables examined and considers the broader context.