Quality of education, ageing and labor productivity.

ABSTRACT: With the decrease in fertility rate and the extension of life expectancy, China's ageing degree is deepening, and there is a decrease in the number of labor force individuals, leading to an increase in the burden of old-age care and constraining economic growth. The improvement of human capital can promote economic growth. Research is rquired to determine whether factors such as the teacher-student ratio (quality of education) and the average number of years of schooling (quantity of education) can help alleviate the negative impacts of ageing. The findings demonstrate that education, both in terms of quantity and quality, can successfully reduce the detrimental consequences of ageing. The threshold effect model's findings indicate that both the amount and quality of education can be more

SUBMITTER: Meng F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11633997 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature