The Rise of Skills: Human Capital, the Creative Class and Regional Development

The Martin Prosperity Institute authored this report on a “skills revolution” in economic research based on an increasing focus on employment skills since the 1990s. Authors summarize key findings from this literature, which include growing geographic differences in skills across cities and these differences’ effects on the region’s economic development. Given the geographic differences, authors highlight the finding that location is an important consideration for organizing and building skills, such as the location of universities.