The impact of STEM on the growth of wealth at varying scales, ranging from individuals to firms and countries: The performance of STEM firms during the pandemic across different markets

The effect of average scores in reading, mathematics and science on innovation and income: A quantitative analysis for a group of countries

“…For example, Mankiw et al [ 64 ] use the concept of Solow growth model and added human capital that is measured by education. Hanushek & Woessmann [ 65 ] identify three mechanisms by which education can influence economic growth: human capital leads to an increase in labour productivity and a higher equilibrium level of output; education reflects the possibility of increasing innovative potential through; education disseminates and transfer the knowledge needed to understand and process new information, as well as to successfully implement new technologies developed by others, which again promotes economic growth (see, for example, [ [66] , [67] , [68] ]. The claim that education is one of the key determinants of economic growth has led many economists to investigate whether such a correlation exists (see, for example, [ 8 , [69] , [70] , [71] ].…”