Human capital and regional development

We investigate the determinants of regional development using a newly constructed database of 1569 sub-national regions from 110 countries covering 74 percent of the world s surface and 97 percent of its GDP. We combine the cross-regional analysis of geographic, institutional, cultural, and human capital determinants of regional development with an examination of productivity in several thousand establishments located in these regions. To organize the discussion, we present a new model of regional development that introduces into a standard migration framework elements of both the Lucas (1978) model of the allocation of talent between entrepreneurship and work, and the Lucas (1988) model of human capital externalities. The evidence points to the paramount importance of human capital in accounting for regional differences in development, but also suggests from model estimation and calibration that entrepreneurial inputs and possibly human capital externalities help understand the data.

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Prevent Home Repair Scams and Disputes, May 2007

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Prevent Home Repair Scams and Disputes, May 2007

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Gift Card Fact Sheet ��� and Tips for Consumers, December 2007

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Price-Gouging Rule in Effect in Storm- and Flood-damaged Counties, August 2007

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Credit Cards on Student Incomes: Proceed With Caution ��� and Shop With Care, Fall 2007

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, How to register -- and cut unwanted commercial telemarketing calls, January 2008

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, How to Find Reputable In-Home Health Care and Service Plans, January 2008

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Consumer Advisory Bulletin, More Sources on Students and Credit Card Debt, October 2007

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