【摘要】 采用丹尼森和麦迪逊的算法， 计算了中国１９８２－ １９９０年间高等教育对经济增长率的贡献， 并把计算结果同西方６国的数据做了对比， 发现中国的高等教育贡献率非常低， 其主要原因在于人均高等教育年限太少， 有限的人力资本没有充分盘活和调动起来； 西方６国的高教发展速度与经济发展速度之间不相关， 也不同步， 高教发展速度对经济发展速度具有一定弹性。当前， 我国有效需求不足、失业率增加， 应该加快高教发展速度， 一方面可以提高高等教育对经济增长的贡献率； 另一方面可以使高教成为经济发展的调节器和推动机更多还原

【Abstract】 This paper,based on the model of Denison and Maddison,explores the contribution of higher education to the economic growth rate in China between 1982 and 1990 When the result of calculation is compared with the data of six developed countries between 1950 and 1984,it is found that the contribution of Chinas higher education is surprisingly small The main reasons are that (1) average schooling years per capita received from higher education in China are fewer;(2)the limited human resources are not effectively allocated and utilized;(3)the economic growth in essence depends only on physical capital consumption in 1980s The paper suggests that in order to promote Chinas domestic consumers effective demand and increase employment rate,China should speed up the higher education development and try to make it work as an engine and conditioner更多还原