Misallocation of human capital and productivity: evidence from China

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归属学者:

陈怡安

作者:

Yian, Chen

摘要:

The purpose of the paper is to outline the empirical framework of the model of the impact misallocation of human capital on productivity (TFP).Using provincial panel data from 2001 to 2015, this paper studies the effect of the misallocation of human capital on productivity in China. We find that misallocation of human capital reduces China's productivity significantly. Most importantly, we argue that the important channels through which misallocation of human capital affects productivity are industrial structure upgrading, technological innovation and labour productivity. Furthermore, counterfactual experiments show that eliminating the labour mismatch between industries completely could be associated with an increase in productivity of around 41% for the whole sample in China. The results suggest correcting the current imperfections of incentives in non-productive sectors, where encouraging more human capital to work in high-tech enterprises may be a vital measure to stimulate the development of emerging economies.

语种:

英文

出版日期:

2019-01-01

学科:

经济学

收录:

SSCI

提交日期

2019-11-01

引用参考

Yian, Chen. Misallocation of human capital and productivity: evidence from China[J]. ECONOMIC RESEARCH-EKONOMSKA ISTRAZIVANJA,2019(1):3342-3359.

  • dc.title
  • Misallocation of human capital and productivity: evidence from China
  • dc.contributor.author
  • Yian, Chen
  • dc.contributor.affiliation
  • Southwest Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sch Econ, Chongqing, Peoples R China
  • dc.contributor.corresponding
  • Yian, C (reprint author), Southwest Univ Polit Sci & Law, Sch Econ, Chongqing, Peoples R China.
  • dc.publisher
  • ECONOMIC RESEARCH-EKONOMSKA ISTRAZIVANJA
  • dc.identifier.year
  • 2019
  • dc.identifier.issue
  • 1
  • dc.identifier.volume
  • 32
  • dc.identifier.page
  • 3342-3359
  • dc.date.issued
  • 2019-01-01
  • dc.language.iso
  • 英文
  • dc.subject
  • Misallocation; human capital; occupation choice
  • dc.description.abstract
  • The purpose of the paper is to outline the empirical framework of the model of the impact misallocation of human capital on productivity (TFP).Using provincial panel data from 2001 to 2015, this paper studies the effect of the misallocation of human capital on productivity in China. We find that misallocation of human capital reduces China's productivity significantly. Most importantly, we argue that the important channels through which misallocation of human capital affects productivity are industrial structure upgrading, technological innovation and labour productivity. Furthermore, counterfactual experiments show that eliminating the labour mismatch between industries completely could be associated with an increase in productivity of around 41% for the whole sample in China. The results suggest correcting the current imperfections of incentives in non-productive sectors, where encouraging more human capital to work in high-tech enterprises may be a vital measure to stimulate the development of emerging economies.
  • dc.description.sponsorshipPCode
  • 71503217;2016M590857;2017T100673;CQGJ17004A;173033
  • dc.description.sponsorship
  • National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [71503217]; China Postdoctoral Science FundingChina Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2016M590857]; China Postdoctoral Special Science Funding [2017T100673]; funding for Chongqing Higher Education Institute [CQGJ17004A]; Funding for Chongqing Higher Education Teaching Reform Project [173033]; Bidding Project for School of Economics, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, 2019
  • dc.identifier.issn
  • 1331-677X
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