Regional Economic Growth And Human Capital: The Role Of Overeducation

Raul Ramos (), Jordi Suriñach and Manuel Artís ()

No 200904, IREA Working Papers from University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics

Abstract: The paper analyses the link between human capital and regional economic growth in the European Union. Using different indicators of human capital calculated from census microdata, we conclude that the recent economic performance of European regions is associated to an increase in overeducation. In fact, measures of educational mismatch seem to have a stronger connection to regional economic performance than other traditional measures of human capital stocks.

Keywords: Regional economic growth; human capital; educational mismatch; overeducation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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