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http://hdl.handle.net/2445/61506| Title: | Human Capital and Regional Wage Gaps |
| Author: | López-Bazo, Enrique Motellón Corral, Elisabet |
| Keywords: | Recursos humans Igualtat retributiva Desequilibris regionals Salaris Human capital Pay equity Regional disparities Wages |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher: | Universitat de Barcelona. Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública |
| Series/Report no: | [WP E-IR09/24] |
| Abstract: | This paper uses micro-level data to analyse the effect of human capital on regional wage differentials. The results for the set of Spanish regions confirm that they differ in the endowment of human capital, but also that the return that individuals obtain from it varies sharply across regions. Regional heterogeneity in returns is especially intense in the case of education, particularly when considering its effect on the employability of individuals. These differences in endowment and, especially, in returns to human capital, account for a significant proportion of regional wage gaps. |
| Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://www.ub.edu/irea/working_papers/2009/200924.pdf |
| It is part of: | IREA – Working Papers, 2009, IR09/24 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/61506 |
| ISSN: | 2014-1254 |
| Appears in Collections: | Documents de treball (Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública (IREA)) Documents de treball / Informes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada) |
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