productivity and convergence. The potential existence of geographical spillovers of human capital is also considered by applying … of human capital on regional productivity and convergence, but reveals no evidence of any positive geographical … spillovers of human capital. In fact, in some specifications the spatial lag presented by tertiary studies has a negative effect …

increase both the quantity and the productivity of labour employed in the economy. It analyses how strategies to upgrade and … move to a virtuous circle of higher productivity, employment and incomes growth, and development.This report also examines …

of productivity-affecting knowledge spillovers. We find evidence that hiring workers from more productive establishments … leads to higher productivity in the following year. For an average establishment, this productivity increase amounts to 0 ….45 percent in our most conservative estimate. The observed productivity gains hold for a variety of specifications, and changes …

specialised in activities with high growth potential. Our findings confirm the significance of spatial spillovers. Specifically …

technology spillovers, which motivate peers to imitate instead of differentiating. Accordingly, we show that peer firms shift …