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

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2010

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Abstract: This paper investigates how the geographic distribution of human capital evolves 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 evidence of regression to the mean of local skills at the state level and divergence at the commuting zone level. Labor market size, climate, local colleges, and taxes affect local skill measures. Skills move from urban to rural labor markets through intergenerational transmission but from rural to urban labor markets through migration. JEL Codes: R23, J61, J11

Url: http://economics.wm.edu/wp/cwm_wp92.pdf

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Authors: Mchenry, Peter

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Publication Number: 92

Institution: College of William and Mary

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Publisher Location: Williamsburg, VA

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Land Use/Urban Organization, Other

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