Human capital, the set of skills, knowledge, capabilities and attributes embodied in people,
is crucial to firms' capacity to absorb and organize knowledge and to innovate. Research on …

Just as we learn from, influence, and are influenced by others, our social interactions drive
economic growth in cities, regions, and nations--determining where households live, how …

We estimate a model of urban productivity in which the agglomeration effect of density is
enhanced by a metropolitan area's stock of human capital. Estimation accounts for potential …

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seek to achieve economic, social, and
environmental progress globally. However, trade-offs among these three pillars might occur …

This paper estimates production functions for Greek regions over 1971–2011, using census
data on educational human capital. We construct rich human capital series, where data for …

This study investigates corporate innovation from the perspective of a firm's employee-
related corporate social responsibility (CSR) in China. We find that more employee-related …

The economic crisis contributed to sharp increases in US unemployment rates for all three of
the major socio-economic classes. Results from regression models using individual-level …

New growth theory addresses the important role of knowledge in regional economic growth.
However, knowledge is not always commercially exploited. The obstacles preventing …

This textbook looks at economic development at the local, community or regional scale. It
provides students with a comprehensive introduction to contemporary thinking about locally …

Transversal competences constitute a set of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for
various positions and in different professions. Such competences include: entrepreneurship …