The study on the contribution of education to economic development process measured by GDP per capita reveals that one of the main factors of influence is the training level of the human factor. Through statistical methods and econometric models, we analyzed the influence of education spending on gross domestic product level. Likewise, the study highlights also the issue of correlation between ...

Introduction Until recent years a country’s aggregate output, or gross domestic product (GDP), was used almost exclusively as the primary measure of economic development. Both comparative (i.e. between countries) and over time, growth in GDP per capita was commonly used to describe changes in well-being. Recognizing the inadequacy of this measure of well-being , the United Nations began to devi...

Vast quantities of data on human behavior are being created by our everyday internet usage. Building upon a recent study by Preis, Moat, Stanley, and Bishop (2012), we used search engine query data to construct measures of the time-perspective of nations, and tested these measures against per-capita gross domestic product (GDP). The results indicate that nations with higher per-capita GDP are m...

Using 1993 as a baseline and assuming that current laws and practices continue, the authors project U.S. health expenditures through the year 2005. Annual spending growth has declined since 1990, and, in the scenario reported here, that trend continues in 1994. Growth of health spending increases thereafter, but remains below the average experience of the past decade. Even so, health expenditur...

Many waste utilities managers and some think-tankers have considered the waste market as one of the best macroeconomic indicators of a country (US.EPA, 1999). They defend that the production of waste is deeply linked to the financial health of the citizens (O’Neil & Locke, 2004) and, therefore, to the financial health at a national level. Figure 1 shows the growth of urban waste in line with th...

HIS article presents preliminary revised estimates of the major aggregates and components of gross domestic product (GDP) within the national income and product accounts (NIPA’s) for 1997. These estimates reflect the newly available benchmark inputoutput (I-O) accounts for 1997, which were published in the December 2002 SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS.1 This article also identifies some of the propo...

This study is poised to critically analyze the impact of economic recovery management on market capitalization in Nigeria. The specific objectives include: examining effect Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate capitalization, determining influence Inflation and assessing Exchange capitalization. To achieve objective study, ex-post facto research design was adopted. researcher used secondary...

Much has been written about the measurement of socio-economic position (SEP) in high-income countries (HIC). Less has been written for an epidemiology, health systems and public health audience about the measurement of SEP in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). The social stratification processes in many LMIC-and therefore the appropriate measurement tools-differ considerably from those in...

Introduction Low-quality education is an endemic problem in most developing countries. International tests of student achievement consistently show that developing countries score at the bottom of the performance scale. In many countries, raising education quality has replaced expanding coverage as the principal challenge facing education ministries. In fact, a recent study by Hanushek titled “...