Understanding the Relationships among PISA Scores,Economic Growth and Employment in Different Sectors

Abersek B. (2004), ‘Vocational education system in Slovenia: Between the past and the future’, International Journal of Educational Development, 24 (5), 547–58.

Albuquerque E. M. (2001), ‘Scientific infrastructure and catching-up process: Notes about a relationship illustrated by science and technology statistics’, Revista brasileira de economia, 55 (4), 545–66.

Alibrandi M. Bull P. H. (2004), ‘Education and economics in West Africa: From unwritten language to internet’, International Journal of Social Education, 19 (2), 51–8.

Benavot A. (1992), ‘Educational expansion and economic growth in the modern world, 1913–1985.’, in Fuller B. Rubinson R. (eds), The Political Construction of Education, New York: Praeger, pp. 117–34.

Benner C. (2002), Work in the New Economy, Oxford: Blackwell.

Bryson J. R. Rusten G. (2006), ‘Spatial divisions of expertise and transnational service firms’, in Harrington J. W. Daniels P. W. (eds), Knowledge-based Services and Internationalization, Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, pp. 97–100.

Dixon R. B. (1983), ‘Women in agriculture: Counting the labor force in developing countries’, Population and Development Review, 8 (3), 359–66.

Hanushek E. A. (2002), ‘The seeds of growth’, Education Next, 2 (3), 10–17.

Hanushek E. Kimko D. (2000), ‘Schooling, labor force quality, and the growth of nations’, American Economic Review, 90 (5), 1184–208.

Huang S. (2002), Service Sector Development, Structural Change, and Economic Growth, Hong Kong: Infolink.

James R. Mok K. H. (2003), Editorial, Higher Education Research and Development, 22 (2), 115–16.

Jang S. Y. Kim N. H. (2004), ‘Transition from high school to higher education and work in Korea, from the competency-based education perspective’, International Journal of Educational Development, 24 (6), 691–703.

Johansson B. Karlsson C. Stough R. R. (2001), Theories of Endogenous Regional Growth, New York: Springer.

Jordan S. Yeomans D. (2003), ‘Meeting the global challenge? Comparing recent initiatives in school science and technology’, Comparative Education, 39 (1), 65–81.

Lucas R. (1988), ‘On the mechanisms of economic development’, Journal of Monetary Economics, 22 (3), 3–42.

McEwan P. J. Marshall J. H. (2004), ‘Why does academic achievement vary across countries? Evidence from Cuba and Mexico’, Education Economics, 12 (3), 205–17.

Monteils M. (2004), ‘The analysis of the relation between education and economic growth’, Compare, 34 (1), 103–15.

Murray S. (2005), ‘Literacy: An essential ingredient in the receipt for growth’, Education Canada, 45 (2), 43–4.

National Academy of Engineering (2003), The Impact of Academic Research on Industrial Performance, Washington DC: National Academies Press.

OECD (2003), Learning for Tomorrow's World: First Results from PISA 2003, Paris, etc.: OECD Publishing.

Peters M. A. (2003), ‘Classical political economy and the role of universities in the new knowledge economy’, Globalisation, Societies and Education, 1 (2), 153–68.

Posen A. (2001), ‘Unchanging innovation and changing economic performance in Japan’, in Steil B. Victor D. G. Nelson R. R. (eds), Technological Innovation and Economic Performance, Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.

Rebelo S. (1991), ‘Long-run policy analysis and long-run growth’, Journal of Monetary Economics, 22, 3–42.

Romer P. M. (1990), ‘Endogenous technological change’, Journal of Political Economy, 98 (5: 2), S71–S102.

Sanchez F. (2003), ‘Skills for a knowledge-based economy’, Leadership, 33 (2), 30–3.

Sikka P. (1997), ‘Statistical profile of science and technology in India and Brazil’, Scientometrics, 39 (2), 185–95.

Smith D. (2003), ‘Partnerships: Curriculum that mirrors the real world’, The Presidency, 1, 31–3.

Swinton J. R. (1988), ‘Service-sector wages: The importance of education’, Economic Commentary, 15 (1), 12–22.

Tobias S. Sims L. B. (2006), ‘Training science and mathematics professionals for an innovation economy: The emergence of the professional science Master's in the USA’, Industry and Higher Education, 20 (4), 263–7.

UNDP (2005), The Human Development Report 2005, New York: UNDP.

UNDP (2006), The Human Development Report 2006, New York: UNDP.

Van Langen A. Dekkers H. (2005), ‘Cross-national differences in participating in tertiary science, technology, engineering and mathematics education’, Comparative Education, 41 (3), 329–50.

Van Langen A. Bosker R. Dekkers H. (2006), ‘Exploring cross-national differences in gender gaps in education’, Educational Research and Evaluation, 12 (2), 155–77.