Which types of relatedness matter in regional growth? Industry, occupation and education
Какие типы взаимосвязанности имеют значение для регионального роста? Отрасли, профессии и образование
2016-01-06
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Which types of relatedness matter in regional growth? Industry, occupation and education. Regional Studies. This paper provides a conceptual discussion of relatedness, which suggests a focus on individuals as a complement to firms and industries. The empirical relevance of the main arguments is tested by estimating the effects of related and unrelated variety in education and occupation among employees, as well as in industries, on regional growth. The results show that occupational and educational related variety are positively correlated with productivity growth, which supports the conceptual discussion put forth in the paper. In addition, related variety in industries is found to be negative for productivity growth, but positive for employment growth.
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Related variety among industries is negatively associated with productivity growth but positively associated with employment growth.
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Related variety in employees’ education is positively associated with regional productivity growth.
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Related variety in employees’ occupations is positively associated with regional productivity growth.
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The paper extends relatedness theory by emphasizing individuals, complementing the traditional focus on firms and industries.
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Regional economies and their employees, industries, occupations, and education
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The effects of related and unrelated variety in education, occupation, and industry on regional productivity and employment growth
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