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| Author: | Besley, T. Montalvo, J.G. Reynal-Querol, M. |
| Title: | Do educated leaders matter? |
| Journal: | Economic Journal
2011 : AUG, VOL 121:554 p. F205-F227 |
| Index terms: | economic development education leadership |
| Freeterms: | political leaders presidents prime ministers |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The article researches the ways in which a political leader's education affects a nation's economic growth during that leader's time in office. The authors collected information on the educational attainment of 1,000 political leaders in 1875-2004. The negative effects of leaders' surprising exits from office, due to death or terminal illness, on economic development are discussed. The conclusions are that the higher a leader's level of educational attainment, the faster the economic growth that a country experiences. |
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