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Workshop Human capital and regional Development

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On June 16th and 17th, 2017 the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) at Maastricht University organised a workshop devoted to the topic of Human capital and regional development. This mini-conference was organised in collaboration with Neimed, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, the Institute for Transnational and Euregional cross border cooperation and Mobility, SWOL and the Province of Limburg.

The past year the workshop ‘Human Capital and Regional Development’ took place in Maastricht. Presentation were given by a selection of national and international researchers about stimulating regional developments by investments in human capital. Human capital is everything we learn by going to school, taking part in courses, but also by informal learning with colleagues or on the job in the workplace. With this, the related term 'social capital' came into play, which involves the connection between people and the trust that is necessary to take on joint activities. The results of the workshop have been summarized for policy makers in a Factsheet (Dutch).

Programme

Friday June 16th 2017

09.30 - 10.15 Registration/Coffee
10.15 - 10.30 Welcome and opening speech by organisers (Nol Reverda, Frank Cörvers and Ken Mayhew)
 

10.30 - 11.15		 Invited Paper session

Jouke van Dijk (University of Groningen)
Inequalities in Human Capital, Regional Development and Well-being
11.15 - 12.00 Frank van Oort (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Nicola Cortinovis, Jing Xiao and Ron Boschma
Quality of Government and Social Capital as Drivers of Regional Diversification in Europe
12.00 - 13.15 Lunch
13.15 - 13.45 Marten Middeldorp (University of Groningen), Arjen Edzes and Jouke van Dijk
Job access, Spatial Mobility and Early Career Success
Discussant: Andries de Grip (Maastricht University)
13.45 - 14.15 Julia Reinold (Maastricht University), Inge Hooijen, Christoph Meng and Melissa Siegel
Competition for Talent: Retaining Graduates in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine Swantje Falcke (Maastricht University)
14.15 - 14.30 Short break
 

14.30 - 15.30		 Key note speech

Philip McCann (Sheffield University)
Urban Futures, Population Ageing and Demographic Decline
15.30 - 15.60 Coffee break
16.00 - 16.30 Inge Hooijen (Maastricht University) and Frank Cörvers
How to Attract STEM Workers to a High-tech Business Park in a Shrinking Region? Place and Life Satisfaction
Discussant: Didier Fouarge (Maastricht University)
16.30 - 17.00 Richard Rijnks (University of Groningen), Sierdjan Koster and Philip McCann
Spatial Heterogeneity in Amenity and Labor Market Migration
Discussant: Olga Skriabikova (Province of Limburg)
17.00 - 17.30 Jessie Bakens (Maastricht University) and Thomas de Graaff
Valuation of Ethnic Diversity: Heterogeneous Effects in an Integrated Labor and Housing Market Discussant: Floris Peters (Maastricht University)
17.00 - 17.45 Today’s highlights for regional policies by representative of Province of Limburg
18.00 - 22.30 Barbecue at Maastricht University – School of Business Economics Tongersestraat 53, 6211 LM Maastricht

Saturday June 17th 2017

 

9.00 - 09.45		 Invited paper session

Ronald McQuaid (University of Stirling) Long-term
Scarring Effects of Unemployment and a Poor Job Start for Young People
09.45 - 10.30 Hugh Lauder (University of Bath) and Phillip Brown
The Fractured Relationship between Education and the Labour Market: The End of the Human Capital/Skill Bias Research Programme?
10.30 - 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 - 11.30 Katarina Wessling (University of Cologne) and Christoph Meng
Assessing the Influence of Neighborhoods and Regions Simultaneously: Unemployment Risk of Young Immigrants in the Netherlands
Discussant: Rolf van der Velden (Maastricht University)
11.30 - 12.00 Steffen Künn (Maastricht University), Marco Caliendo and Robert Mahlstedt
Mobility Assistance for Unemployed Workers, Job Search Behavior and Labor Market Outcomes
Discussant: Jim Allen (Maastricht University)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.00 Poster Session
5 Posters
14.00 - 14.30 Ineke Bijlsma (Maastricht University), Jan van den Brakel, Rolf van der Velden en Jim Allen
Estimating Literacy Levels at a Detailed Regional Level: An Application Using Dutch Data
Discussant: Hanno Reuvers (Maastricht University)
14.30 - 15.00 Suzan Christiaanse (University of Groningen)
The Relativity of Rural Deprivation: Changes in Distribution and Access to Basic Facilities in Fryslân, Netherlands
Discussant: Nol Reverda (CESRT/NEIMED)
15.00 - 15.15 Today’s highlights for regional policies by representative of Province of Limburg
15.15 - 16.00 Social together & Drinks

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Menselijk kapitaal en regionale ontwikkeling

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