近年來經濟學界對人力資本和經濟成長之間的關係作了不少論證和研究，許多研究也指出人力資本的素質、勞動者所受的教育和其終身學習能力等均與經濟成長有密切關係。在經濟環境變遷下，國家經濟之進步、企業之成長，均有賴人力資本的成長。臺灣、香港、新加坡和南韓的經濟成長經驗過去30年間被視爲發展中國家經濟發展的典範，吸引了許多探索四小龍經濟奇蹟的研究。因此本文試圖探討政府人力資本的投資是否對四小龍經濟成長有正面的貢獻。本文以內生成長理論模型爲基礎,設定經濟成長函數，探討固定資本、政府之人力資本投資、貿易開放程度、失業率,以及非教育性的政府支出對經濟成長之影響。本文利用追蹤資料（panel data）方法估計四小龍的 1982-2006年資料，實證探討發現政府教育支出和貿易開放程度對四小龍的經濟成長有正面和顯著的貢獻，而非教育性的政府支出則與經濟成長有顯著之負相關關係。

The economic growth in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea had been considered as models for the developing countries in the post of 1980 decades. Various researches had been conducted to explore the causes of the miracle of these four Asian tigers. This thesis investigates whether government human capital investment contribute to economic growth in these countries for the past 25 years. Using government educational expenditure as proxy for human capital investment and allowing for 9-year lags for the effect to be effective, this thesis uses panel data model to investigate the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth in these countries. The empirical results show that government educational expenditure and trade openness are significant in the determination of economic growth in these four countries.

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