Regional concentration of university graduates : The role of high school grades and parental background
Abstract
In this paper, we analyse long-term changes in the regional distribution and migration flows of university graduates in Finland and Sweden. This study is based on detailed longitudinal population register data, including information on high school grades and parental background. We find a distinct pattern of skill divergence across regions in both countries over the last 3 decades. The uneven distribution of human capital has been reinforced by the mobility patterns of university graduates, for whom regional sorting by high school grades and parental background is evident. Our findings indicate that traditional measures of human capital concentration most likely underscore actual regional differences in productive skills.
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Format
Articles
Research article
Published
2020
Series
Subjects
Publication in research information system
Publisher
SAGE Publications
The permanent address of the publication
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202007095280Käytä tätä linkitykseen.
Review status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0969-7764
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776420923133
Language
English
Published in
European Urban and Regional Studies
Citation
- Eliasson, K., Haapanen, M., & Westerlund, O. (2020). Regional concentration of university graduates : The role of high school grades and parental background. European Urban and Regional Studies, 27(4), 398-414. https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776420923133
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Funder(s)
Research Council of Finland
Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation
Research Council of Finland
Funding program(s)
Strategic research programmes, AoF
Strategic research programmes, AoF
Strategisen tutkimuksen ohjelmat STN, SA
Strategisen tutkimuksen ohjelmat STN, SA
Additional information about funding
This study is supported by Academy of Finland SRC projects “Beyond MALPE coordination: Integrative envisioning” (No. 303552), “Work, Inequality and Public Policy” (No. 314208) and Yrjo¨ Jahnsson Foundation (No. 6621).
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