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专业知识与“诀窍”对企业生产率的作用：来自马业部门的证据
The role of specialized knowledge and ‘know-how’ for firm productivity: Evidence from the equine sector
摘要
Using matched employer–employee data, we examine how workforce knowledge characteristics relate to firm productivity in the equine sector. Using panel data on Swedish equine firms from 2010 to 2022, we construct measures of workforce composition, including occupation-specific education, accumulated work experience and knowledge diversity. The results show that access to occupation-specific human capital is positively associated with productivity, with substantial heterogeneity across firms. Knowledge effects are stronger among firms specializing in horse racing than in breeding, highlighting differences in the role of human capital across production orientations. The findings have implications for policy and firms’ investment decisions.
中文摘要
利用匹配的雇主-雇员数据，我们研究了马业部门劳动力知识特征与企业生产率之间的关系。基于2010年至2022年瑞典马业企业的面板数据，我们构建了劳动力构成指标，包括职业特定教育、累积工作经验及知识多样性。结果表明，职业特定人力资本的获取与生产率呈正相关，且企业间存在显著异质性。相较于育种企业，赛马专营企业的知识效应更为显著，凸显了人力资本在不同生产导向中的差异化作用。该发现对政策制定及企业投资决策具有启示意义。