This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data


[ Papers | Articles | Software | Books | Chapters | Authors | Institutions | JEL Classification | NEP reports | Search | New papers by email | Author registration | Rankings | Volunteers | FAQ | Blog | Help! ]

Human Capital and Regional Entry of Firms

Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics
Author Info
Berglund, Elisabet () (Department of Economics, Umeå University)
Abstract

This paper studies the effect of human capital on the regional entry of firms. An econometric model for a system of disjoint regions and frequency data is constructed, making the comparison between the regions a random discrete choice problem. Empirical evidence from Swedish labour market regions for the manufacturing and the professional service sectors, 1986-1989, is presented. For both sectors, the share with higher education has a positive effect on the regional entry probability of firms in the medium range of the share variable. Sector specific experience has a positive but declining effect on the regional entry probability of firms in the professional service sector whereas it has a negative effect in the manufacturing sector. In relation to other variables in the models the levels of education have moderate effects while the shares with sector specific experience have larger impacts.

Download Info
To download:

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.

File URL: http://www.econ.umu.se/ues/ues500.ps
File Format: application/postscript
File Function:
Download Restriction: no
File URL: http://www.econ.umu.se/ues/ues500.ps.zip
File Format: application/postscript
File Function:
Download Restriction: no
File URL: http://www.econ.umu.se/ues/ues500.pdf
File Format: application/pdf
File Function:
Download Restriction: no
File URL: http://www.econ.umu.se/ues/ues500.pdf.zip
File Format: application/pdf
File Function:
Download Restriction: no

Publisher Info
Paper provided by Umeå University, Department of Economics in its series Umeå Economic Studies with number 500.

Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Length: 22 pages
Date of creation: 13 Apr 1999
Date of revision:
Handle: RePEc:hhs:umnees:0500

Contact details of provider:
Postal: Department of Economics, Umeå University, S-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
Phone: 090 - 786 61 42
Fax: 090 - 77 23 02
Email:
Web page: http://www.econ.umu.se/
More information through EDIRC

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Kjell-Göran Holmberg).

Related research
Keywords: Number of Regional Entries; Labour Market Regions; Poisson Regression;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data
C25 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Discrete Regression and Qualitative Choice Models
I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
L00 - Industrial Organization - - General - - - General
L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
R12 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

References listed on IDEAS
Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.:
  1. Romer, Paul M, 1986. "Increasing Returns and Long-run Growth," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 94(5), pages 1002-37, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Berglund, Elisabet & Brännäs, Kurt, 1999. "Plants' Entry and Exit in Swedish Municipalities," UmeÃ¥ Economic Studies 497, Umeå University, Department of Economics.
    Other versions:
  3. Paul Reynolds & David Storey & Paul Westhead, 1994. "Cross-national Comparisons of the Variation in New Firm Formation Rates," Regional Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 443-456, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Cameron, A.C. & Windmeijer, F.A.G., 1993. "R-Squared Measures for Count Data Regression Models with Applications to Health Care Utilization," Papers 93-24, California Davis - Institute of Governmental Affairs.
    Other versions:
  5. Gary S. Becker, 1962. "Investment in Human Capital: A Theoretical Analysis," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 70, pages 9. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Costrell, Robert M, 1994. "A Simple Model of Educational Standards," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 84(4), pages 956-71, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  7. Cameron, A Colin & Trivedi, Pravin K, 1986. "Econometric Models Based on Count Data: Comparisons and Applications of Some Estimators and Tests," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 1(1), pages 29-53, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  8. Zucker, Lynne G & Darby, Michael R & Brewer, Marilynn B, 1998. "Intellectual Human Capital and the Birth of U.S. Biotechnology Enterprises," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 88(1), pages 290-306, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  9. Krugman, Paul, 1991. "Increasing Returns and Economic Geography," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 99(3), pages 483-99, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:
  10. Lucas, Robert Jr., 1988. "On the mechanics of economic development," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 22(1), pages 3-42, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Full references

Cited by:
(explanations, Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.)

  1. Berglund, Elisabet, 1999. "Options, Timing, and Regional Entry of Firms," UmeÃ¥ Economic Studies 505, Umeå University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
Statistics
Access and download statistics

Did you know? A few items listed on IDEAS are over 2000 years old!

This page was last updated on 2009-12-4.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.