Comments on: Core Article: Education as the Elixir of Growth http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/ Anatoly Karlin on Eurasia, geopolitics, and peak oil Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:15:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Reconsidering Parshev | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-1726 Reconsidering Parshev | Sublime Oblivion Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:31:14 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-1726 [...] As for Finland, it is climatically and geographically equivalent to St.-Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast, which are atypical in having relatively mild climes and sea access during the warm seasons. Even so, Finland has an unremarkable GDP per capita compared to other developed nations, despite it having some of the best human capital in the world. [...] [...] As for Finland, it is climatically and geographically equivalent to St.-Petersburg and the Leningrad Oblast, which are atypical in having relatively mild climes and sea access during the warm seasons. Even so, Finland has an unremarkable GDP per capita compared to other developed nations, despite it having some of the best human capital in the world. [...]

]]> By: Missing the Forest for the Trees: Russian Corruption Laid Bare | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-1705 Missing the Forest for the Trees: Russian Corruption Laid Bare | Sublime Oblivion Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:54:27 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-1705 [...] declined under Putin from the 1990’s, though not by much. Finally, as I pointed out in Education as the Elixir of Growth, though corruption slows growth it is not a crucial factor; a well-educated workforce is far more [...] [...] declined under Putin from the 1990’s, though not by much. Finally, as I pointed out in Education as the Elixir of Growth, though corruption slows growth it is not a crucial factor; a well-educated workforce is far more [...]

]]> By: Kremlin Dreams Sometimes Come True | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-1125 Kremlin Dreams Sometimes Come True | Sublime Oblivion Sun, 31 May 2009 23:36:41 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-1125 [...] emerging-markets). This is a point I made a long time back in Towards a New Russian Century? and Education as the Elixir of Growth. Second, even if that were not the case there is still a lot to be said of the power and utility of [...] [...] emerging-markets). This is a point I made a long time back in Towards a New Russian Century? and Education as the Elixir of Growth. Second, even if that were not the case there is still a lot to be said of the power and utility of [...]

]]> By: Putvedev is Russia’s White Rider | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-1046 Putvedev is Russia’s White Rider | Sublime Oblivion Sun, 24 May 2009 23:40:14 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-1046 [...] you need a high enough level of human capital as embodied in skills and education, as I wrote here and here. The book The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David Landes illustrates well the follies [...] [...] you need a high enough level of human capital as embodied in skills and education, as I wrote here and here. The book The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David Landes illustrates well the follies [...]

]]> By: Rite of Spring: Russia Fertility Trends | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-851 Rite of Spring: Russia Fertility Trends | Sublime Oblivion Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:51:17 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-851 [...] Paradoxes of Russophobia Russophile Core Articles Top 10 Russophobe Myths I Appear on Al-Jazeera Education as Growth Elixir The Trouble with the Economist Da Russophile's Beliefs Towards a New Russian Century? Reading [...] [...] Paradoxes of Russophobia Russophile Core Articles Top 10 Russophobe Myths I Appear on Al-Jazeera Education as Growth Elixir The Trouble with the Economist Da Russophile’s Beliefs Towards a New Russian Century? Reading [...]

]]> By: Steve Sailer http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-664 Steve Sailer Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:07:01 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-664 Good post. Something else that correlates well with GDP, growth in GDP, TIMMS scores, and the like is national average IQ. Lynn and Vanhanen have collected a lot of data from IQ test standardizations and other studies, which can fill in a lot of the missing pieces. Here's there database as of 2002: http://www.isteve.com/IQ_Table.htm Good post.

Something else that correlates well with GDP, growth in GDP, TIMMS scores, and the like is national average IQ. Lynn and Vanhanen have collected a lot of data from IQ test standardizations and other studies, which can fill in a lot of the missing pieces.

Here’s there database as of 2002:

http://www.isteve.com/IQ_Table.htm

]]> By: Da Russophile, A Year On | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-424 Da Russophile, A Year On | Sublime Oblivion Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:53:44 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-424 [...] of Towards a New Russian Century, the vital role of education in economical growth explored in Education as Elixir of Growth, and the discussion on ecology in Russia and Limits to Growth, were too much ‘forcibly [...] [...] of Towards a New Russian Century, the vital role of education in economical growth explored in Education as Elixir of Growth, and the discussion on ecology in Russia and Limits to Growth, were too much ‘forcibly [...]

]]> By: Green Communist | Sublime Oblivion http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-378 Green Communist | Sublime Oblivion Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:58:14 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-378 [...] Finally, without a respected and powerful bastion of Communism in the world in the form of the Soviet superpower, Marxist economic ideas would not have enjoyed such wide traction in the post-colonial developing world. The ‘License Raj’ might not have been a feature of Indian life, thus possibly accelerating its development by one or two decades such that today it would be an industrialized if not yet consumer-orientated country. Without its legacy of import substitution and bureaucratic overload, Latin America would probably be both richer and a bigger global pollutant. (This is not to say, however, that the region will have converged to advanced country living standards. Like the Arabs and Africans, and unlike east Europeans or the Chinese, the low emphasis these peoples place on education means their basic economic problem, low human capital, would have put a plateau on their potential GDP well below developed standards, as I argued extensively here). [...] [...] Finally, without a respected and powerful bastion of Communism in the world in the form of the Soviet superpower, Marxist economic ideas would not have enjoyed such wide traction in the post-colonial developing world. The ‘License Raj’ might not have been a feature of Indian life, thus possibly accelerating its development by one or two decades such that today it would be an industrialized if not yet consumer-orientated country. Without its legacy of import substitution and bureaucratic overload, Latin America would probably be both richer and a bigger global pollutant. (This is not to say, however, that the region will have converged to advanced country living standards. Like the Arabs and Africans, and unlike east Europeans or the Chinese, the low emphasis these peoples place on education means their basic economic problem, low human capital, would have put a plateau on their potential GDP well below developed standards, as I argued extensively here). [...]

]]> By: Giuseppe Flavio http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-81 Giuseppe Flavio Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-81 Thanks. Thanks.

]]> By: stalker http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/2008/03/10/core-article-education-as-the-elixir-of-growth/#comment-80 stalker Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:31:00 +0000 http://www.sublimeoblivion.com/?p=29#comment-80 @giuseppe,<br/><br/><i>As for the article you linked, sorry but I don't understand Russian language. Can you please summarize its content?</i><br/><br/>Certainly. It outlines Russia's spending/development plans for education to 2020. The main points are:<br/><br/>1. Education spending to increase from 4.6% to 5.6% of GDP (the average in the G7 is 5.0%).<br/><br/>2. Reform of universities to Western models (more tied in with the innovation economy).<br/><br/>3. Bonuses for teachers to be tied with performance. State grants to higher education institutes with science and business sector links. Construction of 15 new university campuses.<br/><br/>4. In 2013-17, the formation of 6-8 scientific-educational complexes of world stature is envisioned, rising to 10-12 from 2018-20.<br/><br/>5. Creation of conditions for the participation of 20-25% of the labor force in improving their qualifications by 2013-17. Also focus on increasing the uptake of cadres into the system of professional education and increase the percentage of organizations and businesses offering in-house training programs to 20%. @giuseppe,

As for the article you linked, sorry but I don’t understand Russian language. Can you please summarize its content?

Certainly. It outlines Russia’s spending/development plans for education to 2020. The main points are:

1. Education spending to increase from 4.6% to 5.6% of GDP (the average in the G7 is 5.0%).

2. Reform of universities to Western models (more tied in with the innovation economy).

3. Bonuses for teachers to be tied with performance. State grants to higher education institutes with science and business sector links. Construction of 15 new university campuses.

4. In 2013-17, the formation of 6-8 scientific-educational complexes of world stature is envisioned, rising to 10-12 from 2018-20.

5. Creation of conditions for the participation of 20-25% of the labor force in improving their qualifications by 2013-17. Also focus on increasing the uptake of cadres into the system of professional education and increase the percentage of organizations and businesses offering in-house training programs to 20%.

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