HUMAN RESOURCES IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE. DOES HIGHER EDUCATION MATTER?

• Main Authors: Suzana Demyen, Mihaela Martin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Eftimie Murgu University Press 2019-12-01
• Series: Analele Universitatii "Eftimie Murgu" Resita: Fascicola II, Studii Economice
• Subjects: higher education; human resources; economic growth; gdp; doctoral studies
• Online Access: http://www.analefseauem.ro/upload/arhiva-revista/2019/articole/6%20Demyen%20Suzana%20-%20Martin%20Mihaela.pdf

Over the last decades, theory and practice have begun to pay increasing attention to the issue of education, in the context of developing the university education system and of orienting young people to various fields in tertiary education. The effects that an educated population reflects on the economic evolution of a state are numerous, materializing in economic growth and social progress, at the same time. However, barriers often arise from various factors of the macromedia or even the micro media. The present paper aims to present the current context in terms of representative indicators for this field, being structured in two parts: a theoretical part and an applicative one. In the first part we have summarized the essence of the ideas in the literature, and the application part presents a case study that tries to provide an answer to the question proposed in the title, namely: does higher education matter?