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Human capital accumulation: education and immigration

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Chapman, Bruce; Withers, Glenn

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Education and immigration are examined and affirmed as drivers of sustainable productivity growth. In education, individuals see continuing benefits to educational investment, a view supported by individual rates of return from education. Private sector expenditure on education has increased substantially, Australia’s public/private funding mix conforming to the OECD average. An expansion of migration is possible without unacceptable reduction in skill composition and may enhance Australian...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorChapman, Bruce
dc.contributor.authorWithers, Glenn
dc.date.accessioned2003-05-06
dc.date.accessioned2004-05-19T15:58:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-05T08:49:26Z
dc.date.available2004-05-19T15:58:28Z
dc.date.available2011-01-05T08:49:26Z
dc.date.created2001
dc.identifier.isbn0 7315 3425 5
dc.identifier.issn1030-2190
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/41555
dc.description.abstractEducation and immigration are examined and affirmed as drivers of sustainable productivity growth. In education, individuals see continuing benefits to educational investment, a view supported by individual rates of return from education. Private sector expenditure on education has increased substantially, Australia’s public/private funding mix conforming to the OECD average. An expansion of migration is possible without unacceptable reduction in skill composition and may enhance Australian human resources development. The migration program should be set to underpin a 1.25 per cent population growth path and be focused on ‘smart’ growth and not just growth in numbers.
dc.format.extent29 pages
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherThe Australian National University
dc.relation.ispartofReshaping Australia's Economy: Growth with Equity and Sustainability
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion paper (Australian National University. Graduate Program in Public Policy): No. 82
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPublic Policy Program discussion papers (Australian National University. Graduate Program in Public Policy): No. 82
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyright
dc.titleHuman capital accumulation: education and immigration
dc.typeWorking/Technical Paper
local.description.refereedno
local.identifier.citationyear2001
local.identifier.eprintid1244
local.rights.ispublishedyes
dc.date.issued2003
local.identifier.absfor150305 - Human Resources Management
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub1373
local.publisher.urlhttp://www.crawford.anu.edu.au
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationGraduate Program in Public Policy, RSSS
local.contributor.affiliationANU
dc.date.updated2015-12-10T10:39:51Z
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublicationCanberra, ACT, Australia
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
CollectionsANU Crawford School of Public Policy

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