Local human capital, segregation by skill, and skill-specific employment growth

Friso Schlitte

No 201022, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "Labour markets in most highly developed countries are marked by rising levels of skill segregation in the production process and increasing inequalities in skill-specific employment prospects. Local human capital has a likely effect on skill specific productivity levels and employment growth. Furthermore, theoretical studies suggest that skill segregation might matter for the polarisation of wages and employment. There are several studies investigating the influence of the local human capital endowment on qualification-specific wages levels. However, analyses on regional employment growth by different skill levels are still scarce and empirical evidence on the effects of skill segregation on qualification-specific employment is completely lacking. This paper investigates the effects of the local skill composition and skill segregation in the production process on qualification-specific employment growth in West German regions. This study provides first evidence for negative effects of skill segregation on low-skilled employment growth. Furthermore, the results show that a large share of local high-skilled employment does not foster further regional concentration of human capital but positively affects the employment prospects of less skilled workers." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Westdeutschland; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Hochqualifizierte; Humankapital; Kompetenz; Lohnhöhe; lokale Ökonomie; Niedrigqualifizierte; Qualifikationsniveau; regionaler Arbeitsmarkt; Segregation; 1993-2005 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J21 J24 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 2010
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Published in/as: Papers in Regional Science, Vol. 91, No. 1 (2012), S. 85-106, doi:10.1111/j.1435-5957.2011.00373.x

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