Labor Force Aging and the Composition of Regional Human Capital
| Autor: | Simona Iammarino, Paula Prenzel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
05 social sciences Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies 0507 social and economic geography Measure (physics) HC Economic History and Conditions 021107 urban & regional planning 02 engineering and technology Human capital Labor Forces HD Industries. Land use. Labor Regional development Demographic change Economics Demographic economics sense organs 050703 geography Composition (language) |
| Zdroj: | Economic Geography. 97:140-163 |
| ISSN: | 1944-8287 0013-0095 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00130095.2021.1885294 |
| Popis: | Human capital investments are frequently suggested as a policy measure to cope with smaller and older labor forces caused by demographic change across Europe. However, the availability and composition of human capital is fundamentally intertwined with demographic structures, especially at a regional level. This article analyzes how aging is related to the regional composition of human capital for German regions between 2000 and 2010. The findings show that labor force aging is associated with lower educational attainment and that older labor forces have higher shares of traditional vocational degrees. On a national level, education expansion still sufficiently compensates for the effects of population aging, but regional human capital composition shows distinct trends. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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