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| Id | 188 | |
| Author | Backman, M., ; Nilsson, P., | |
| Title | The role of cultural heritage in attracting skilled individuals | |
| Reference | Backman, M., Nilsson, P. (2016). The role of cultural heritage in attracting skilled individuals. Journal of Cultural Economics, 42: 111‑138. |
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| Link to article | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10824-016-9289-2 |
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| Abstract | The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by built heritages and cultural environments, alongside other locational factors, in explaining the growth of human capital in Sweden. We distinguish between urban, natural and cultural qualities as different sources of regional attractiveness and estimate their influence on the observed growth of individuals with at least three years of higher education during 2001–2010. Neighborhood-level data are used, and unobserved heterogeneity and spatial dependencies are modeled by employing random effects estimations and an instrumental variable approach. Our findings indicate that the local supply of built heritages and cultural environments explain a significant part of human capital growth in Sweden. Results suggest that these types of cultural heritages are important place-based resources with a potential to contribute to improved regional attractiveness and growth. |
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by built heritages and cultural environments, alongside other locational factors, in explaining the growth of human capital in Sweden. in particular since their demand rises with income and education there is a possibility that cultural heritages are in part caused by regional economic growth and market size effects. as a result many of the earlier explanations have lost their significance as primary locational attractors and it is now acknowledged that many of the key factors that drive regional growth in per capita income and employment are related to agglomeration and to the physical and ecological characteristics of an area that make it attractive mcgranahan ; kim et al. these findings support the hypotheses that high-human- capital individuals value the availability of cultural amenities moretti ; they also support the idea of cultural heritage as an important locational attribute that can increase the attractivity of an area. this is made possible by having access to unique spatially disaggregated data that enable us to connect the local growth of high-skilled labor with the local supply of built heritages eg historical buildings monuments and sites a perspective of amenity- led regional growth that has received little attention in the literature.
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