Approaches for measuring human capital and its effect on economic growth

Abstract

© 2018, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to highlight the approaches of human capital measures and examine the relationship between human capital and GDP per capita (constant 2010 $) in a panel of 15 countries in the MENA region covering from 2008 to 2016 via we apply the latest panel data techniques based on the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). Findings of panel unit root show that all the variables are stationary of the level and first order. In conclusion, one of the greatest benefits of education and health in the MENA region is GDP per capita.