Skill up: smart work, occupational mix and regional productivity.

Autor/inn/en	Barzotto, Mariachiara; De Propris, Lisa
Titel	Skill up: smart work, occupational mix and regional productivity. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Höherqualifizierung: Wissensarbeit, Berufsstruktur und regionale Produktivität.
Quelle	In: Journal of economic geography, 19 (2019) 5, S. 1049-1075 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-2702; 1468-2710
DOI	10.1093/jeg/lby050
Schlagwörter	Region; Niedriglohn; Outsourcing; Arbeit; Berufsstruktur; Qualifikationsstruktur; Ökonomie; Ausland; Belgien; Deutschland; Frankreich; Griechenland; Italien; Schweden; Spanien; Österreich
Abstract	"New technologies and sector imbalances due to manufacturing hollowing out have dented the regional stock of competencies in the European Union (EU) labour markets. This raises concerns over the sustainability of the EU's competitiveness in the longer term. The present study explore on what occupational mix might be able to deliver greater regional productivity in the light of emerging industrial dynamics. We estimate panel regression models using regional data from the EU Labour Force Survey and Eurostat regional statistics. Our results show that regional gross value added (GVA) is significantly improved if regions have a mix of occupations that includes what we define as smart workers: these are workers employed in advanced manufacturing and knowledge-based production-support activities. We also test interactions amongst production and production-support occupations as well as the nonlinear effect between smart workers and regional GVA. Policy implications are discussed." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1