Human Capital Accumulation and Geography: Empirical Evidence from the European Union

Autor:	Jesús López-Rodríguez, Jose Lopez-Rodriguez, J. Andrés Faíña
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	Fujita scale General Social Sciences Convergence (economics) Single market Human capital Educational attainment Economy Capital (economics) Economics media_common.cataloged_instance Economic geography European union Empirical evidence General Environmental Science media_common
Zdroj:	Regional Studies. 41:217-234
ISSN:	1360-0591 0034-3404
DOI:	10.1080/00343400601108440
Popis:	Lopez-Rodriguez J., Faina J. A. and Lopez-Rodriguez J. (2007) Human capital accumulation and geography: empirical evidence from the European Union. Regional Studies 41, 217–234. This paper evaluates the role that geography plays in determining the spatial distribution of educational attainment levels among European Union regions, based on an extension of the standard two-sector (agriculture and manufacturing) Fujita et al. (1999) economic geography model. The present paper provides evidence that, in the European Union, educational attainment levels are higher in those regions with greater market access. This finding corroborates the theoretical predictions of the model and proves that remoteness is a penalty for the economic development and convergence of the European Union regions. Lopez-Rodriguez J., Faina J. A. et Lopez-Rodriguez J. (2007) L'accroissement du capital humain et la geographie: des preuves empiriques de l'Union europeenne. Regional Studies 41, 217–234. A partir d'une extension du modele ec...
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