The human capital of different socio-economic groups in Poland and in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship Cover Image

Ocena kapitału ludzkiego oraz jego zróżnicowanie demograficzne, społeczne i ekonomiczne w Polsce i województwie podkarpackim – analiza porównawcza
The human capital of different socio-economic groups in Poland and in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship

Author(s): Dorota Węziak-Białowolska
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: human capital in Poland; Podkarpackie Voivodeship; indicator construction; measurement

Summary/Abstract: In the article, the authors present the distribution of human capital in Poland in general and in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in particular with respect to demographic and socio-economic characteristics. In the analyses, they applied a composite indicator of human capital. In order to construct, validate and test the reliability of the indicator, its authors carried out an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and a principal component analysis for categorical variables. They used data from the Social Diagnosis 2009. The results show that human capital in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship was slightly higher than the average for Poland, but more dispersed according to selected demographic and socio-economic characteristics than in the whole country.

  • Issue Year: 12/2011
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 41-57
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish