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Patterns of inter- and intra-regional differences in human capital and earnings : Evidence from Finland and Sweden 1987–2015 (2021)

Eliasson, K., Haapanen, M., & Westerlund, O. (2021). Patterns of inter- and intra-regional differences in human capital and earnings : Evidence from Finland and Sweden 1987–2015. Applied Geography, 135, Article 102539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102539

JYU-tekijät tai -toimittajat

Haapanen, Mika

Julkaisun tiedot

Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Eliasson, Kent; Haapanen, Mika; Westerlund, Olle

Lehti tai sarja: Applied Geography

ISSN: 0143-6228

eISSN: 1873-7730

Julkaisuvuosi: 2021

Volyymi: 135

Artikkelinumero: 102539

Kustantaja: Elsevier Ltd.

Julkaisumaa: Britannia

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102539

Julkaisun avoin saatavuus: Avoimesti saatavilla

Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Osittain avoin julkaisukanava

Julkaisu on rinnakkaistallennettu (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/78238

Tiivistelmä

In this paper, we examine the long-term patterns of geographical disparities in human capital and income in Finland and Sweden over the period 1987–2015. Using nationwide longitudinal population register data, we analyze disparities at different spatial scales, between and within functional labor market regions determined by observed travel-to-work patterns. Contrary to the findings from many other developed economies indicating inter-regional divergence in per capita income, we find indications of inter-regional convergence in per capita earnings among the functional labor market regions in both countries after 2000. However, small, and peripheral regions have not recovered from the macroeconomic shocks in the 1990s, in terms of per capita earnings. Our estimates indicate relatively small and statistically insignificant changes in the geographical dispersion of human capital at the inter-regional scale. At the intra-regional scale, the disparities in human capital and earnings between the core and hinterlands are relatively large and persistent, although some evidence of convergence is found for Finland. The largest intra-regional differences in human capital and earnings are found within the metropolitan labor markets.

YSO-asiasanat: työmarkkinat; työvoima; työvoiman tarjonta; henkinen pääoma; alueelliset erot; ansiotulot; aluetalous

Vapaat asiasanat: regional disparities; human capital; skill intensity; income; intra-regional; local labor market areas

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OKM-raportointi: Kyllä

Raportointivuosi: 2021

JUFO-taso: 2