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Title: The Geographic Distribution of Human Capital: Measurement of Contributing Mechanisms*

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2014

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ISSN: 0022-4146

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Abstract: This paper investigates how the geographic distribution of human capitalmeasured as college attainmentevolves over time. With U.S. data, I decompose generation-to-generation changes in local human capital into three factors: the previous generation's human capital, intergenerational transmission of skills from parents to their children, and migration of the children. I find significant persistence of local skills at the commuting zone (local labor market) level. Labor market size, climate, and local colleges affect local skill measures. Skills move from urban-to-rural labor markets through intergenerational transmission but from rural-to-urban labor markets through migration.

Url: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jors.12067/full

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Authors: McHenry, Peter

Periodical (Full): Journal of Regional Science

Issue: 2

Volume: 54

Pages: 215-248

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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