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标题：Human capital, cultural values and economic performance in European regions
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作者：Mikko Weckroth ; Teemu Kemppainen
期刊名称：Regional Studies, Regional Science
印刷版ISSN：2168-1376
电子版ISSN：2168-1376
出版年度：2016
卷号：3
期号：1
页码：239-257
DOI：10.1080/21681376.2016.1177467
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Abstract This study examines the cross-sectional association of three value orientations (self-direction, achievement and power) and level of gross domestic product (GDP) in 289 NUTS regions. Regional value aggregates, drawn from Schwartz’s Human Value Scale included in the European Social Survey, are taken to indicate value-based human capital. Regression analysis shows that self-direction, indicating independent thought, action and creativity, is a strong predictor for regional GDP after controlling for standard control variables and spatial autocorrelation. Additionally, analysis implements welfare regimes as indicators of larger socio-historic frames and finds significant geographical variations within these frames regarding the relationship between prevailing value climate and level of economic performance. The study contrasts perspectives from economic geography and cultural studies to the literature on alternative definitions and measures for human capital and argues that a synthesis of these perspectives can enrich one’s understanding of the economic geography in Europe.
关键词：regions ; Europe ; human capital ; human values