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Economic growth in the European Union: Exploring the role of innovation and gender

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  • Coronel Vicente J.

    (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Análisis Económico y Finanzas, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain)

  • Díaz-Roldán Carmen

    (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Análisis Económico y Finanzas, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain)

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the linkages between human capital and employment in high-tech sectors and their impacts on economic growth, considering the overall level of innovation in both the public and private sectors and exploring the role of gender. The analysis employs dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) to estimate a model for the EU-27 across the period 2008–2021. The results indicate that employment in high-tech sectors is the variable that most contributes to economic growth in those countries that are leaders in innovation. However, in these countries, a positive and significant effect of the gender gap in employment is observed.

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  • Coronel Vicente J. & Díaz-Roldán Carmen, 2025. "Economic growth in the European Union: Exploring the role of innovation and gender," Economics and Business Review, Sciendo, vol. 11(2), pages 91-117.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ecobur:v:11:y:2025:i:2:p:91-117:n:1003
    DOI: 10.18559/ebr.2025.2.1917
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    Keywords

    ; human capital; innovation; economic growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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