Human Capital and Regional Development in Europe
A Long-Run Comparative View
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Beschreibung
Human capital is of utmost importance for the future of our knowledge economies and societies. However, it is unequally distributed in Europe, contributing to marked spatial patterns of economic prosperity within and across countries. In many cases, these patterns have a long history. To understand them better, it requires to go back in time, when mass schooling was starting to become a reality across Europe. Taking a long-run perspective over more than 150 years, this book shows the development and the distribution of human capital in the regions of Europe and its connections with the economy. It provides insights into recent research findings in this area, including theoretical advances and the use of new empirical data.
Human capital is of utmost importance for the future of our knowledge economies and societies. However, it is unequally distributed in Europe, contributing to marked spatial patterns of economic prosperity within and across countries. In many cases, these patterns have a long history. To understand them better, it requires to go back in time, when mass schooling was starting to become a reality across Europe. Taking a long-run perspective over more than 150 years, this book shows the development and the distribution of human capital in the regions of Europe and its connections with the economy. It provides insights into recent research findings in this area, including theoretical advances and the use of new empirical data.
Shows the development and the distribution of human capital in Europe and its connections with the economy Presents a long-run perspective over more than 150 years Introduces theoretical advances and the use of new empirical data
Autor*in
Claude Diebolt
Themen in »Human Capital and Regional Development in Europe«
Knowledge economies Economic inequality Cliometrics Economic prosperity Knowledge societies Regional human capital inequality Innovation Growth PISA Digital competences Market access Intranational inequality GDP per capita Regional patents Regional economic development