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by julienreszka 2 days ago
investing in education has barely an effect on economic growth. to give you an example working as average cashier in switzerland is better economically than being average engineering manager in France
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> investing in education has barely an effect on economic growth

Can you provide some evidence for this statement?

Like, imagine a country where 50% of the population was illiterate. Would one expect to see lots of white collar workers in this country?