Arbeitspapier
Human capital and regional growth in Switzerland
This paper develops a regional production function model for Swiss cantons that incorporates human capital together with spatial effects. Within a spatial panel framework we find that controlling for time effects the spatial spillover effect becomes insignificant. Our results are sensitive with respect to the human capital proxy. We find that the share of academics in the workforce is the main component of human capital driving productivity growth in Swiss cantons. This is in line with findings of previous studies suggesting that mostly highly skilled workers matter for productivity growth in technologically advanced economies.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Reihe Ökonomie / Economics Series ; No. 250
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Educational Finance; Financial Aid
Labor Demand
Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
spatial panel
regional growth
Humankapital
Regionales Wachstum
Produktionsfunktion
Teilstaat
Schweiz
Schwarzbauer, Wolfgang
Sellner, Richard
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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12.07.2024, 13:23 MESZ
Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Polasek, Wolfgang
- Schwarzbauer, Wolfgang
- Sellner, Richard
- Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Entstanden
- 2010