RT Journal Article
T1 Mind the digital gap: The role of regional-level general and digital human capital in shaping ICT use of different types of entrepreneurs
A1 Ramos Poyatos, Juan de Dios
A1 Barrientos Marín, Jorge
A1 Millán Tapia, Ana
A1 Millán Tapia, José María
A1 Van Stel, André
AB We investigate determinants of the frequency of ICT usage of three types of self-employed workers —self-employed with employees; independent own-account self-employed; and dependent self-employed workers— in 305 European NUTS-2 regions. Besides individual-level determinants, we also investigate the role of regional-level general human capital and of regional-level digital human capital, which capture distinct sources of regional knowledge spillovers. Our results show clear evidence for both types of spillover effects to exist. Moreover, we find that these effects also contribute to a convergence process in ICT use frequency (i) among the three types of self-employed within a given region and (ii) among regions.
PB Springer
SN 1868-7865
SN 1868-7873 (electrónico)
YR 2024
FD 2024-05-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25029
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/25029
LA eng
NO Ramos-Poyatos, J. D., Barrientos-Marín, J., Millán, A., Millán, J. M., & van Stel, A. (2024). Mind the Digital Gap: The Role of Regional-Level General and Digital Human Capital in Shaping ICT Use of Different Types of Entrepreneurs. In Journal of the Knowledge Economy. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-024-02100-x
NO Funding for open access charge: Universidad de Huelva / CBUA
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026