2018
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1495820
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The long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic development in the regions of Europe

Abstract: Human capital is supposed to be an important factor for innovation and economic development. However, the long-run impact of human capital on current innovation and economic development is still a black box, in particular at the regional level. Therefore, this paper makes the link between the past and the present. Using a large new dataset on regional human capital and other factors in the 19 th and 20 th century, we find that past regional human capital is a key factor explaining current regional disparities … Show more

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“…McGuirka, H. Lenihanb, M. Hartc [17] measured the impact of innovative human capital on small firms' propensity to innovate. C. Diebolt and R. Hippe [18] established the long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic development in the regions of Europe. Ł. Bryl [19] conducted a comparative analysis of US corporations in the human capital orientation and financial performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…McGuirka, H. Lenihanb, M. Hartc [17] measured the impact of innovative human capital on small firms' propensity to innovate. C. Diebolt and R. Hippe [18] established the long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic development in the regions of Europe. Ł. Bryl [19] conducted a comparative analysis of US corporations in the human capital orientation and financial performance.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The findings are consistent with the results of other studies in this field. For example, Diebold and Hippe [60] show that human capital, measured by literacy and numeracy, is the most important historical factor affecting current patent applications per capita in the regions of Europe. This outcome corresponds with the endogenous growth models initiated by Lucas [12].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…№ 1 (11) ISSN 2524-2296 (online) education, research and development and the amount of education, research and development funding to be the main drivers of technological development. Human capital and its development are seen as a source of shaping the country's scientific and technological potential (Diebolt & Hippe [13], Kyzym [14]). The influence of the level of funding on the level of scientific and technical performance has also been proven (Checchi [15], Rosenbloom [16]).…”
Section: Analysis Of Recent Research and Publicationsmentioning
confidence: 99%