LA SAGESSE UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

THE IMPACT OF ILLETRACY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH :

THE CASE OF LEBANON

MBA THESIS PROPOSAL – LITERATURE REVIEW

NAME AND SURNAME

CONCENTRATION

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RESEARCH QUESTION

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER TWO..............................................................................................................4
LITERATURE REVIEW.................................................................................................4
2.1. The relationship between illetracy and economic growth.....................................4
2.1.1. Underinvestments in human capital...............................................................4
2.1.2 Impact of education quality.............................................................................4
2.2 Section 2 title..........................................................................................................4
2.2.1. Subsection 1 title.............................................................................................4
2.2.2. Subsection 2 title.............................................................................................4

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 CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1. The relationship between illetracy and economic growth

2.1.1. Underinvestments in human capital

2.1.2 Impact of education quality

2.2 Section 2 title

2.2.1. Subsection 1 title

2.2.2. Subsection 2 title

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COMPARATIVE TABLE

AUTHOR METHODOLOGY
TITLE RES. QUESTION MAIN RESULTS
(YEAR) USED

CGE Model with 0.3-0.4 % points

2005 SAM On increase in growth

Jean-Claude Greater domestic 0.5-0.6 %points

Identify Lebanon’s
BERTHELEMY, competition, increase in growth
Exploring greatest constraints
Sébastien
Lebanon’s to economic growth
DESSUS, 0.4 % points
Growth Prospects (fiscal imbalances Tax harmonization
Charbel NAHAS increase in growth
and barriers to entry)
(2007)
Combination of the
1.5% point
three previous
increase in growth
simulations
Dynamic CGE
Model with
simulation on 2% increase in
Trade and Reduction of tariffs imports volume
Competition Assessing the long by half across all
Policies for term impact of sectors
Sebastien
Growth in raising domestic Increase in
DESSUS, Joey
Lebanon: A competition and of exporter's rents
GHALEB (2008)
General reducing import increase, imports
A 5 % decline in
Equilibrium tariffs. and exports,
markups across all
Analysis investments,
sectors
household's
savings and net
capital inflows.

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