TY - JOUR
T1 - Employment growth, human capital and educational levels
T2 - uneven urban and regional development in Denmark 2002–2012
AU - Hansen, Høgni Kalsø
AU - Winther, Lars
PY - 2015/7/3
Y1 - 2015/7/3
N2 - Contemporary studies in urban and regional development stress the importance of large city-regions as key places in modern capitalism taking the form of agglomerations of economic activities by industries, firms and highly skilled people. In this article, we challenge the strong focus on academic human capital in understanding regional growth. We examine to what extent different labour competences and capabilities relate to municipal employment growth using nine stratified, educational categories as proxies for different levels of human capital. Dividing municipalities into four spatial categories ranging from the urban to the peripheral, we conclude that there is a strong spatial distinction of educational structures with an urban bias, and that educational categories other than academic human capital can make an important contribution to our understanding of what drives employment growth on the municipal level.
AB - Contemporary studies in urban and regional development stress the importance of large city-regions as key places in modern capitalism taking the form of agglomerations of economic activities by industries, firms and highly skilled people. In this article, we challenge the strong focus on academic human capital in understanding regional growth. We examine to what extent different labour competences and capabilities relate to municipal employment growth using nine stratified, educational categories as proxies for different levels of human capital. Dividing municipalities into four spatial categories ranging from the urban to the peripheral, we conclude that there is a strong spatial distinction of educational structures with an urban bias, and that educational categories other than academic human capital can make an important contribution to our understanding of what drives employment growth on the municipal level.
U2 - 10.1080/00167223.2015.1034741
DO - 10.1080/00167223.2015.1034741
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0016-7223
VL - 115
SP - 105
EP - 118
JO - Danish Journal of Geography
JF - Danish Journal of Geography
IS - 2
ER -