Regional human capital and university orientation: A case study on Spain

This paper explores the relationship between regional human capital (HC) and the processes of knowledge creation and mobilisation due to higher education institutions. Although the nexus between these dimensions emerges frequently in both scholarly and policy discourses, to date no study has explici...

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Published in:Science & public policy 2016-12, Vol.43 (6), p.scw032
Main Authors: Sánchez-Barrioluengo, Mabel, Consoli, Davide
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Colleges & universities
Discourses
Employment
Higher education
Human capital
Information sharing
Occupations
Socioeconomic factors
Teaching
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Summary:This paper explores the relationship between regional human capital (HC) and the processes of knowledge creation and mobilisation due to higher education institutions. Although the nexus between these dimensions emerges frequently in both scholarly and policy discourses, to date no study has explicitly investigated how their connection works. Using occupations as a proxy for the skill content of jobs, we analyse individual (gender, schooling and age) and regional (university orientation) factors that influenced the HC employment structure in Spanish regions in the period 2003-2010. The main finding is that the teaching aspect of a university's mission is a robust predictor of high-skill employment, while the impact of engagement (research and knowledge transfer) activities is more sensitive to the structural characteristics of the regional socio-economic context.
ISSN:0302-3427
1471-5430
DOI:10.1093/scipol/scw032