The long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic development in the regions of Europe

Claude Diebolt and Ralph Hippe

Applied Economics, 2019, vol. 51, issue 5, 542-563

Abstract: Human capital is supposed to be an important factor for innovation and economic development. However, the long-run impact of human capital on current innovation and economic development is still a black box, in particular at the regional level. Therefore, this paper makes the link between the past and the present. Using a large new dataset on regional human capital and other factors in the 19th and 20th century, we find that past regional human capital is a key factor explaining current regional disparities in innovation and economic development.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1495820

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