Human capital in low-tech manufacturing: The geography of the knowledge economy in Denmark
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Human capital in low-tech manufacturing : The geography of the knowledge economy in Denmark. / Hansen, Teis; Winther, Lars; Hansen, Ronnie Fibæk.
In: European Planning Studies, Vol. 22, No. 8, 2014, p. 1693-1710.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Human capital in low-tech manufacturing
T2 - The geography of the knowledge economy in Denmark
AU - Hansen, Teis
AU - Winther, Lars
AU - Hansen, Ronnie Fibæk
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - An essential feature associated with the rise of the knowledge economy has been the increasing focus on the importance of human capital as a precondition for economic growth. Human capital has been found to have a positive impact on the economic growth of high-tech industries, however, the influence of human capital on the development of low-tech industries is yet to be analysed. This paper provides such an examination of low-tech industries based on an analysis of employment data within manufacturing industries in Denmark in the period 1993–2006. The findings highlight, first, that human capital appears to be equally important for economic development in low-tech industries and, second, that the divide between the large urban regions, especially Copenhagen, and the rest of the country plays the primary role in explaining the geography of human capital. These findings stress the relevance of a broad conception of the knowledge economy which goes beyond high-tech industries.
AB - An essential feature associated with the rise of the knowledge economy has been the increasing focus on the importance of human capital as a precondition for economic growth. Human capital has been found to have a positive impact on the economic growth of high-tech industries, however, the influence of human capital on the development of low-tech industries is yet to be analysed. This paper provides such an examination of low-tech industries based on an analysis of employment data within manufacturing industries in Denmark in the period 1993–2006. The findings highlight, first, that human capital appears to be equally important for economic development in low-tech industries and, second, that the divide between the large urban regions, especially Copenhagen, and the rest of the country plays the primary role in explaining the geography of human capital. These findings stress the relevance of a broad conception of the knowledge economy which goes beyond high-tech industries.
U2 - 10.1080/09654313.2013.797384
DO - 10.1080/09654313.2013.797384
M3 - Journal article
VL - 22
SP - 1693
EP - 1710
JO - European Planning Studies
JF - European Planning Studies
SN - 0965-4313
IS - 8
ER -
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