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Regional Economic Growth And Human Capital: The Role Of Overeducation

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Raul Ramos () (Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona)
Jordi Suriñach () (Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona)
Manuel Artís () (Faculty of Economics, University of Barcelona)

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The paper analyses the link between human capital and regional economic growth in the European Union. Using different indicators of human capital calculated from census microdata, we conclude that the recent economic performance of European regions is associated to an increase in overeducation. In fact, measures of educational mismatch seem to have a stronger connection to regional economic performance than other traditional measures of human capital stocks.

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Paper provided by University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics in its series IREA Working Papers with number 200904.

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Date of creation: Mar 2009
Date of revision: Mar 2009
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Keywords: Regional economic growth; human capital; educational mismatch; overeducation;

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