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Regional economic growth and human capital: the role of overeducation (WP)

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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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Universitat de Barcelona. Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública

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cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Ramos Lobo et al., 2009

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Documents de treball (Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública (IREA))

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Regional economic growth and human capital: the role of overeducation (WP)