Does “place” Matter? The Importance of Location Factors

Kofler, Ingrid; Innerhofer, Elisa; Marcher, Anja; Gruber, Mirjam; Pechlaner, Harald

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42871-6_5

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“…For example, a strong restaurant sector, a more ethnically diverse area, increased average flat size and sunny days all significantly increase the probability for highly skilled workers to locate to German cities, even after controlling for local labor market conditions. Kofler et al (2020) present survey results that high-skilled workers particularly want a multicultural and tolerant environment, research and educational institutions, good traffic connections, healthcare facilities, and childcare facilities. Lee and Kim (2019) confirm the finding that living environment as measured by crime rates, annual visitors to cultural and leisure facilities, and green areas per person is especially attractive to high-skilled workers in Korea, while Le Gallo and Plunket (2020) focus on networks headed by "gatekeepers"highly skilled individuals who help coordinate local linkages between highly skilled workers.…”

Section: Local Amenitiesmentioning

confidence: 83%

The Political Economy of Skilled Workers and Innovation

Bansak

Bender

Coon

2021

Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics

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This chapter examines the link between skilled workers and innovation, and the political economy that affects this relationship. With a focus on the current state of research in this area, the chapter first summarizes the new evidence on the connections between skilled labor and innovation relating to knowledge development, entrepreneurship, teams, diversity, and brain drain. The second section discusses the possibility for reverse causalitynamely, that innovation can be a driver of the demand for high-skilled labor. In the following section, connections are made between public policies related to education systems, immigration, patent systems, intellectual property, public-private partnerships and amenities, and the possible effect on the level of skilled workers in various labor markets. The recent research is largely focused on the USA and OECD countries, and empirical evidence is provided using current data that corroborates the results of many of the reviewed studies. The final section lists resources for researchers aiming to move forward on the frontier of this line of research.

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Section: Local Amenitiesmentioning

confidence: 83%