Human capital and regional growth in Switzerland

Arbeitspapier

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.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Reihe Ökonomie / Economics Series ; No. 250

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; 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
• Subject: production function with human capital ; spatial panel ; regional growth ; Humankapital ; Regionales Wachstum ; Produktionsfunktion ; Teilstaat ; Schweiz

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Polasek, Wolfgang ; Schwarzbauer, Wolfgang ; Sellner, Richard
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
• (where): Vienna
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/72721
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET