Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 11, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su11236823
Keywords
higher education; green GDP; environment; sustainable development
Funding
- key research project (2016) of the Institute of Educational Economics, Peking University, Education and Economic Growth under the Background of New Economic Normalization
- Ministry of Education, P.R.C. [16JJD880004]
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The relationship between higher education and economic development has long been emphasized in the research on economics and education. Much of the existing literature focuses on the gross domestic product (GDP) as a core measure of a nation's economic accounting system, but this may neglect some negative effects of production, such as resource depletion and environmental damage. Under such circumstances, the concept of green GDP was conceived to consider environmental influence simultaneously with the economy. It is, however, only theoretically feasible due to the complexity in calculating environmental pollution and the unavailability of data about resource consumption. Considering the measurement problems, this paper proposes a new approach to indirectly estimate green GDP. Using this approach, we mainly explore the impact of higher education on economic growth, especially regarding the development of a green economy. Results show that (a) higher education plays a significant role in building a green economy, and (b) green GDP is more responsive to changes in higher education than the traditional GDP. This study provides empirical evidence for the substantial contribution that higher education makes in promoting green economic growth to achieve comprehensive sustainable development.
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