Differentiation of human capital resources in Warmia and Mazury Region Cover Image

Zróżnicowanie zasobów kapitału ludzkiego na obszarze województwa warmińsko-mazurskiego
Differentiation of human capital resources in Warmia and Mazury Region

Author(s): Katarzyna Maria Bartnik
Subject(s): Micro-Economics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: human capital; resources; spatial differentiation; regional development

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of the article is to estimate the resources of human capital and its differentiation in the counties of Warmia and Mazury. There was applied the synthetic indicator of human capital (WZKL) on which basis there was made a hierarchy of counties. The analysis was carried out in spatial and time dimension, using data from the Local Data Bank from the Central Statistical Office and the censuses. The analysis covers 2002 and 2011. In those years the censuses were conducted, which are the only reliable source of information about education an essential component of human capital. The purpose of the study is to find answers to research questions: what is the state of human capital, what is its spatial differentiation, and what changes have occurred in the period 2002–2011 in the counties of Warmia and Mazury?

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 7-23
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish