What drives employment growth and social inclusion in the regions of the European Union?
研究了基础设施、人力资本、创新和政府质量如何影响欧盟地区的就业增长与劳动力市场排斥，发现不同条件下效果不同，政府质量和人力资本对减少排斥、促进包容性增长至关重要。
What drives employment growth and social inclusion in the regions of the European Union? Regional Studies. The European Union promotes development strategies aimed at producing growth with ‘a strong emphasis on job creation and poverty reduction’. However, whether the economic conditions in place in European Union regions are ideal for the generation of high- and low-skilled employment and labour market inclusion is unclear. This paper assesses how the key factors behind European Union growth strategies – infrastructure, human capital, innovation, quality of government – condition employment generation and labour market exclusion in European regions. The findings indicate that the dynamics of employment and social exclusion vary depending on the conditions in place in a region. While higher innovation and education contribute to overall employment generation in some regional contexts, low-skilled employment grows the most in regions with a better quality of government. Regional public institutions, together with the endowment of human capital, emerge as the main factors for the reduction of labour market exclusion – particularly in the less developed regions – and the promotion of inclusive employment growth across Europe.