Claude Diebolt|Ralph Hippe
The long-run impact of human capital on innovation and economic development in the regions of Europe
University of Strasbourg|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Joint Research Center
human capital supposed important factor innovation economic development however longrun impact human capital current innovation economic development still black box particular regional level therefore paper makes link past present using large new dataset regional human capital factors 19th 20th century find past regional human capital key factor explaining current regional disparities innovation economic development