The Gender Dimension of Industrial Diversification: What is the Role of Skills Gap?

Duygu Buyukyazici

No 2319, Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) from Utrecht University, Department of Human Geography and Spatial Planning, Group Economic Geography

Abstract: Regional capabilities are considered the primary source of the industrial diversification process. Even so, the existing practice is somewhat reluctant to observe their exact nature. The present study explores one important dimension of regional capabilities, namely the gender gap in workplace skills, and considers it in accounting for the observed patterns of industrial diversification of regions. By constructing a gender skill gap indicator at the industry-region level, female-biased and male-biased skill gaps are analysed. The descriptive and empirical analyses document significant variations of the gender skill gaps across industries and regions. By employing piecewise logistic models, the study unfolds the contrasting impacts of the female-biased and male-biased skill gaps on the industrial diversification of regions.

Keywords: Regional Capabilities; Gender; Diversification; Skill Gap; Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J24 O18 R10 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-09, Revised 2023-09
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