tests the existence of cultural gravity effects on the geographic concentration and human capital productivity of immigrants …) local productivity patterns and the immigrants? contribution to them; (ii) the spatial concentration preferences of … concentration and productivity of local human capital. To provide empirical evidence, we compose a cross-sectional database for the …

increase in labor productivity. This effect is sizable and adds a strong argument for investments in population health over and …

This paper investigates whether international migration stimulates additional investment in human capital in host … investment is possible. Whether human capital endowment in host countries will rise or fall, is an open problem. This result … differs from traditional theories of brain drain which typically assume an exogenous level of human capital investment. The …

Using the Malmquist productivity index and panel data methods, we study the role of total human capital and its … composition in the technological "catch-up" process and productivity growth via the channels of innovation and adoption of … productivity growth. Primary and secondary school attainment (unskilled labour) contribute significantly to the adoption of …

This work decompose labor-productivity grotwh and convergence in EU into components attributable to technological … change. With this purpose we applied the Malmquist index of total factor productivity to an European data base to provide …

accumulation are unmeasured. Also, it is assumed that the productivity differentials among workers with different levels of …

productivity growth rates. JEL:I2,O4,C21. Keywords: human capital, technology diffusion, spatial econometrics. …