Human capital spillovers, productivity and regional convergence in Spain
This paper analyses the differential impact of human capital, in terms of different levels of schooling, on regional productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying spatial panel data techniques. The empirical analysis...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/24582 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/24582 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Productivitat Recursos humans Economia regional Convergència (Economia) Espanya Productivity Human capital Regional economics Convergence (Economics) Spain |
| Summary: | This paper analyses the differential impact of human capital, in terms of different levels of schooling, on regional productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying spatial panel data techniques. The empirical analysis of Spanish provinces between 1980 and 2007 confirms the positive impact of human capital on regional productivity and convergence, but reveals no evidence of any positive geographical spillovers of human capital. In fact, in some specifications the spatial lag presented by tertiary studies has a negative effect on the variables under consideration. |
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