Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/72721 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Reihe Ökonomie / Economics Series No. 250
Publisher: 
Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna
Abstract: 
This paper develops a regional production function model for Swiss cantons that incorporates human capital together with spatial effects. Within a spatial panel framework we find that controlling for time effects the spatial spillover effect becomes insignificant. Our results are sensitive with respect to the human capital proxy. We find that the share of academics in the workforce is the main component of human capital driving productivity growth in Swiss cantons. This is in line with findings of previous studies suggesting that mostly highly skilled workers matter for productivity growth in technologically advanced economies.
Subjects: 
production function with human capital
spatial panel
regional growth
JEL: 
C21
C23
I22
J23
R11
R12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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