Akumulácia ľudského kapitálu nedávnych absolventov škôl v regiónoch Európy

Abstract

The article aims to explore the development of differences in the accumulation of human capital in European regions. Specifically, we analyze the human capital accumulation of recent school leavers through data on the average number of years of education in NUTS2 regions of Europe between 2000 and 2020. The results of the decomposition of Theil's T index point to a reduction in regional disparities in human capital in Europe. However, this is the result of reducing disparities between countries rather than between regions within countries. In Central and Eastern Europe, the increase in human capital has been linked to an increase in intra-regional disparities due to the concentration of educated young graduates in the capital regions. The results show that the uneven accumulation of human capital in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe will be an important determinant of the development of regional disparities in the future.