Spatial Analysis Of Human Capital Structures

• Authors: Artur Gajdos
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The main purpose of this paper is to analyse the interdependence between labour productivity and the occupational structure of human capital in a spatial cross-section. Research indicates (see Fischer 2009) the possibility to assess the impact of the quality of human capital (measured by means of the level of education) on labour productivity in a spatial cross-section. This study attempts to thoroughly analyse the issue, assuming that apart from the level of education, the course of education (occupation) can also be a significant factor determining labour productivity in a spatial cross-section. The data used in this paper concerning labour force structure in major occupational groups in a regional cross-section comes from a Labour Force Survey. The data source specificity enables the assessment of labour force occupational specialisation at the regional level and the estimation of this specialisation at the subregional or county level. An in-depth analysis of the occupational structure of the labour market in a spatial cross-section is an important theoretical and practical area of study necessary for the development of effective labour market policies and the education system.

Keywords

EN

labour market; occupational groups; labour productivity

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 43-54

Dates

published

2014-12-01

online

2014-12-30

Contributors

author

Artur Gajdos

• Ph.D., University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of Spatial Econometrics

References

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• Mincer J. (1997), The Production of Human Capital and the Life Cycle of Earnings. Variations on a Theme, Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 15, No. 1, Part 2: Essays in Honor of Yoram Ben- Porath (Jan., 1997), pp. S26-S47.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/cer-2014-0031