students during the period 1990–2017. This helps putting
UAE on the top of the countries in education output.
However, universities are subjected to high international
standards to keep high quality of education.
The results of the simultaneous equations approach show
that there is a strong impact of education on improving the
sustainable development of the UAE; this means that part of
the improvement of economy and the life level in UAE is a
result of improving the education as well as other factors;
visa versa, the improvement of the education is a result of
the better development of the UAE and the increased
income of the UAE and the higher investment and public
expenditures on education, labor force, and population
growth rate.
The results of the current study conclude that there are
very strong efforts done by the government of UAE and its
ambitious objectives that have been set at the dependence
stage and is fully achieved. This makes UAE a good
example that exploits all available resources for the development and welfare of its population; this can be achieved
only by the availability of effective political efforts by the
country leadership and the long term vision of the state.
References
Akinwale, Y. O., & Grobler, W. C. (2019). Education, openness and
economic growth in south africa: Empirical evidence from vecm
analysis. Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University,
College of Business, 53(1), 51–64.
Başar, S. (2016). Effect of Education on Economic Growth in
Transition. http://iibfdergi.bartin.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/
Selim-BA%C5%9EAR-Effect-of-Education-on-Economic-Growth-inTransition-Economies-23-34.pdf.
Blewitt, J. (2015). Understanding sustainable development (2nd ed.).
London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415707824. Retrieved November,
26, 2017.
Cooray, A. V. (2009). The role of education in economic growth. In
Proceedings of the 2009 Australian Conference of Economists
(pp. 1–27). Adelaide, Australia: South Australian Branch of the
Economic Society of Australia.
Ding, M. A. (2017). A Review of studies on the mechanisms of how
education affects economic growth. Renmin University of China
Education Journal 2017–01.
Haddad, A. M. (2018). The impacts of the inwards and outwards FDI
on the development measured by HDI: The case of United Arab
Emirate. International Journal of Economics And Financial Issues,
8(4), 2018.
Jali, A., & Idrees, M. (2013). Modeling the impact of education on the
economic growth: Evidence from aggregated and disaggregated time
series data of Pakistan. Economic Modelling, 31(2013), 383–388.
Kahle, L. R., & Gurel-Atay, E. (Eds.). (2014). Communicating
sustainability for the green economy. New York: M.E. Sharpe.
ISBN 978-0-7656-3680-5.
Kotásková, S. K., Petr, P., Luboš, S., Mansoor, M., Elena, K., Markéta,
K., et al. (2018). The impact of education on economic growth: The
case of India. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Et Silviculturae
Mendelianae Brunensis, 66(1), 0253–0262.
Mallick, L., Das, P. K., & Pradhan, K. C. (2016). Impact of educational
expenditure on economic growth in major Asian countries:
Evidence from econometric analysis. Theoretical and Applied
Economics, XXIII, 2(607), 173–186.
Ministry of Education (2018) website www.moe.ae.
Nowak, A. Z., & Dahal, G. (2016). The contribution of education to
economic growth: Evidence from Nepal. International Journal of
Economic Sciences, 5(2), 22–41.
Odit, M. P., Dookhan, K., & Fauzel, S. (2010). The impact of education
on economic growth: The case of mauritius. International Business
& Economics Research Journal, 9(8), 141.
Pribac, L., & Anghelina, A. (2015). Human capital—The effects of
education on economic growth within the European Union. Studia
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44. ISSN 1584-2339. publicatii.uvvg.ro/index.php/studiaeconomia.
Pritchett, L. (2001). Where has all the education gone? World Bank
Economic Review, 15(3), 367–391.
Robert, K. W., Parris, T. M., & Leiserowitz, A. A. (2005). What is
sustainable development? Goals, indicators, values, and practice.
Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development,
47(3), 8–21. http://www.heldref.org/env.php.
Shaker, R. R. (2015). The spatial distribution of development in Europe
and its underlying sustainability correlations. Applied Geography,
63, 304–314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.07.009pg305.
Teixeira, A. A. C., & Fortuna, N. (2004). Human capital, innovation
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The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). (2019).
Opens data in UAE website. UAE: Ministry of Education. https://
www.moe.gov.ae/en/Pages/home.aspx, https://fcsa.gov.ae/ar-ae/
Pages/home.aspx.
UNDP. (2016). Human development report technical notes. http://hdr.
undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2015_technical_notes.pdf.
Zhu, T.-T., Peng, H., & Zhang, Y. J. (2018). The influence of higher
education development on economic growth: evidence from central
China. Higher Education Policy, 31(2), 139–157.
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UAE on the top of the countries in education output.
However, universities are subjected to high international
standards to keep high quality of education.
The results of the simultaneous equations approach show
that there is a strong impact of education on improving the
sustainable development of the UAE; this means that part of
the improvement of economy and the life level in UAE is a
result of improving the education as well as other factors;
visa versa, the improvement of the education is a result of
the better development of the UAE and the increased
income of the UAE and the higher investment and public
expenditures on education, labor force, and population
growth rate.
The results of the current study conclude that there are
very strong efforts done by the government of UAE and its
ambitious objectives that have been set at the dependence
stage and is fully achieved. This makes UAE a good
example that exploits all available resources for the development and welfare of its population; this can be achieved
only by the availability of effective political efforts by the
country leadership and the long term vision of the state.
References
Akinwale, Y. O., & Grobler, W. C. (2019). Education, openness and
economic growth in south africa: Empirical evidence from vecm
analysis. Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University,
College of Business, 53(1), 51–64.
Başar, S. (2016). Effect of Education on Economic Growth in
Transition. http://iibfdergi.bartin.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/
Selim-BA%C5%9EAR-Effect-of-Education-on-Economic-Growth-inTransition-Economies-23-34.pdf.
Blewitt, J. (2015). Understanding sustainable development (2nd ed.).
London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415707824. Retrieved November,
26, 2017.
Cooray, A. V. (2009). The role of education in economic growth. In
Proceedings of the 2009 Australian Conference of Economists
(pp. 1–27). Adelaide, Australia: South Australian Branch of the
Economic Society of Australia.
Ding, M. A. (2017). A Review of studies on the mechanisms of how
education affects economic growth. Renmin University of China
Education Journal 2017–01.
Haddad, A. M. (2018). The impacts of the inwards and outwards FDI
on the development measured by HDI: The case of United Arab
Emirate. International Journal of Economics And Financial Issues,
8(4), 2018.
Jali, A., & Idrees, M. (2013). Modeling the impact of education on the
economic growth: Evidence from aggregated and disaggregated time
series data of Pakistan. Economic Modelling, 31(2013), 383–388.
Kahle, L. R., & Gurel-Atay, E. (Eds.). (2014). Communicating
sustainability for the green economy. New York: M.E. Sharpe.
ISBN 978-0-7656-3680-5.
Kotásková, S. K., Petr, P., Luboš, S., Mansoor, M., Elena, K., Markéta,
K., et al. (2018). The impact of education on economic growth: The
case of India. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Et Silviculturae
Mendelianae Brunensis, 66(1), 0253–0262.
Mallick, L., Das, P. K., & Pradhan, K. C. (2016). Impact of educational
expenditure on economic growth in major Asian countries:
Evidence from econometric analysis. Theoretical and Applied
Economics, XXIII, 2(607), 173–186.
Ministry of Education (2018) website www.moe.ae.
Nowak, A. Z., & Dahal, G. (2016). The contribution of education to
economic growth: Evidence from Nepal. International Journal of
Economic Sciences, 5(2), 22–41.
Odit, M. P., Dookhan, K., & Fauzel, S. (2010). The impact of education
on economic growth: The case of mauritius. International Business
& Economics Research Journal, 9(8), 141.
Pribac, L., & Anghelina, A. (2015). Human capital—The effects of
education on economic growth within the European Union. Studia
Universitatis “Vasile Goldis” Arad. Economics Series, 25(3), 35–
44. ISSN 1584-2339. publicatii.uvvg.ro/index.php/studiaeconomia.
Pritchett, L. (2001). Where has all the education gone? World Bank
Economic Review, 15(3), 367–391.
Robert, K. W., Parris, T. M., & Leiserowitz, A. A. (2005). What is
sustainable development? Goals, indicators, values, and practice.
Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development,
47(3), 8–21. http://www.heldref.org/env.php.
Shaker, R. R. (2015). The spatial distribution of development in Europe
and its underlying sustainability correlations. Applied Geography,
63, 304–314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.07.009pg305.
Teixeira, A. A. C., & Fortuna, N. (2004). Human capital, innovation
capability and economic growth in Portugal, 1960–2001. Portugal
Economic Journal, 3.
The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA). (2019).
Opens data in UAE website. UAE: Ministry of Education. https://
www.moe.gov.ae/en/Pages/home.aspx, https://fcsa.gov.ae/ar-ae/
Pages/home.aspx.
UNDP. (2016). Human development report technical notes. http://hdr.
undp.org/sites/default/files/hdr2015_technical_notes.pdf.
Zhu, T.-T., Peng, H., & Zhang, Y. J. (2018). The influence of higher
education development on economic growth: evidence from central
China. Higher Education Policy, 31(2), 139–157.
The Impacts of Education on the Sustainable Development …
277