A Primary Exploration of Undergraduate Education's Supportiveness to Regional Economic Development—Taking Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as an Example
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DOI: 10.25236/meeit.2024.006
Author(s)
Dongmei Li, Yue Wu
Corresponding Author
Dongmei Li
Abstract
Higher education has a vital impact on the economic development of a country, and it is the main factor to build an innovative country power. Based on the sample data of undergraduate education from 2016 to 2021, this paper uses Cobb-Douglas production function to estimate the results the contribution rate of undergraduate education to regional economy in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is 3.81%. On the correlation test of the output value of the three major industries in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, it was found that the number of undergraduate graduates in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region was significantly positively correlated with the primary industry, and the correlation with the secondary and tertiary industries needed to be improved. To further improve undergraduate education for regional economic development in combination with the strategic positioning and major responsibilities entrusted to Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region by the Party Central Committee, the article puts forward targeted suggestions and countermeasures.
Keywords
University Undergraduate Education, Contribution Rate, Economic Growth, Spss