Human capital is usually viewed as one of the key determinants of competitiveness and
economic growth. However, recent statistical data about unemployment and growth in EU …

In this work we estimate human capital returns in the Spanish hospitality sector using an
expanded version of the Mincer wage equation (1974). In addition, wage differences in the …

This paper analyzes the role of innovation, and other socio-demographic variables, in the
entrepreneurial activity in the OECD. We use the index from the GEM 2014 Global Individual …

L ópez-B azo E. and M otellón E. Human capital and regional wage gaps, Regional Studies.
This paper uses micro-level data to analyse the effect of human capital on regional wage …

This project analyzes specifically how innovation and technological aspects influence the
entrepreneurial activity around the world and in Spain. Recent international microdata GEM …

This article examines wage differences across Spain's NUTS‐2 regions along the entire
wage distribution based on matched employer‐employee microdata from 2006 to 2014 …

In this chapter, we provide evidence on compensating differentials in the labor market from
the largest transition economy, Russia. Using the NOBUS micro-data and a methodology …

Regional disparities in unemployment rates are large and persistent. The literature provides
evidence of their magnitude as well as of the role of certain factors in explaining the …

This paper uses Colombian micro-data to analyze the role of education and informality in
regional wage differentials. The hypothesis is that apart from differences in the endowment …

Regional differences in real wages have been shown to be both large and persistent in the
United States and the UK, as well as in the economies of other countries. Empirical evidence …