Human capital and research and development investments as a driver of economic growth in the Republic of Slovenia

V magistrskem delu ugotavljamo povezavo med državnimi vlaganji v izobraževanje, raziskave in razvoj ter gospodarsko rastjo na primeru Republike Slovenije med letoma 2005 in 2017. Izobraževanje identificiramo kot enega izmed pomembnejših elementov človeškega kapitala. Za človeški kapital je zelo pomembno tudi področje raziskav in razvoja. V povezavi z gospodarsko rastjo so pri človeškem kapitalu ter na področju raziskav in razvoja izjemnega pomena prav investicije v slednje. V nalogi se osredotočamo na povezavo med investicijami v izobraževanje, raziskave in razvoj ter gospodarsko rastjo. V teoretičnem delu naloge pojasnimo teoretično povezavo med investicijami v omenjena področja in gospodarsko rastjo. V nadaljevanju naloge v izbranem obdobju s pomočjo multivariatne linearne regresijske analize ugotavljamo povezavo med omenjenimi spremenljivkami. Gospodarska rast je bila v Republiki Sloveniji do začetka svetovne gospodarske krize v letu 2008 razmeroma visoka. Kriza je slovensko gospodarstvo zaznamovala z močnim padcem BDP-ja in šele po letu 2014 se je Republika Slovenija znova približala gospodarsko bolj razvitim državam. Na drugi strani pa je v proučevanem obdobju višina investicij v izobraževanje ter raziskave in razvoj ostala relativno nespremenjena. S podrobno statistično analizo ugotavljamo, da v izbranem obdobju na slovensko gospodarsko rast niso vplivala ne vlaganja v izobraževanje, ne v raziskave in razvoj, niti interakcija obeh vrst investicij.In the master\u27s thesis, we discover a link between state investments in education, research, and development and economic growth in the Republic of Slovenia between 2005 and 2017. Education is identified as one of the most important elements of human capital. The field of research and development is also very important for human capital. When it comes to economic growth, investments in human capital and research and development are critical. The task focuses on the relationship between education, research and development, and economic growth. We explain the theoretical link between these investments and economic growth in the theoretical section of the paper. The following section of the task determines the relationship between the mentioned variables in the selected period using multivariate linear regression analysis. Prior to the onset of the global economic crisis in 2008, the Republic of Slovenia experienced relatively rapid economic growth. The Slovenian economy suffered a sharp decline in GDP as a result of the crisis, and it was only after 2014 that the Republic of Slovenia began to move closer to economically more developed countries. On the other hand, investment in education and research and development remained relatively stable during the reviewed period. A detailed statistical analysis reveals that, during the reviewed period, investments in education, research and development, or the interaction of both types of investments had no effect on Slovenian economic growth