TY  - BOOK
AU  - Diebolt,Claude
AU  - Hippe,Ralph
TI  - Human Capital and Regional Development in Europe: A Long-Run Comparative View  
T2  - Frontiers in Economic History ,
SN  - 9783030908584
U1  - 330.9 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Economic history
KW  - Regional economics
KW  - Spatial economics
KW  - Economic geography
KW  - Econometrics
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Economic History
KW  - Regional and Spatial Economics
KW  - Economic Geography
KW  - Quantitative Economics
KW  - Economic Development, Innovation and Growth
N1  - Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Regional human capital inequality in Europe -- Chapter 3. Spatial clustering of numeracy and literacy -- Chapter 4. Human capital and market access in the European regions -- Chapter 5. The long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic growth in the regions of Europe -- Chapter 6. Lessons from human capital evolution over the last 200 years -- Chapter 7. Conclusion and future directions for research
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90858-4
ER  -