development are impossible without adequate
human capital (Diebolt & Hippe 2019). Florida
(2002), the “creative class” theory founder,
believes that many factors (economic, cultural,
and social) influence the development of
creativity. He also believes that creativity
depends on the social environment. The so-called
“creative class” predominantly belongs to the
younger generation or people who uphold its
values. They innovate not only in their jobs but
also in their daily lives. In addition, the “creative
class” members are characterized by flexibility,
mobility, education, independence, and
recreational and social activity. In addition, they
are interested in street culture (Florida, 2002). At
the same time, Throsby (2014) draws attention to
the peculiarities of the creative industries’
contribution to gross domestic product (GDP).
The fact is that creative goods cannot be valued
in monetary terms. However, despite this, they
have a significant intangible value. According to
the author, the creative industry has a structural
construction based on classical cultural activities.
It includes musical, literary, performing, and
visual arts (Throsby, 2008).
Such researchers as Harrison and Huntington
(2000) study the impact of cultural differences on
a country’s development. In their view, cultural
differences are the main reason many countries
lag. The culture of some countries hurts their
economies. For this reason, it is necessary to
develop arts and culture and increase the
country’s human capital. The main features of
human capital and its role in the creative
economy are discussed in Kalenyuk and
Kuznetsov (2020). According to Versal &
Tereshchenko (2020), human capital is the
leading creative economy factor. The level of
science and education influences its development
in the country. The model of multi-level
innovation policy, where the creative economy is
considered in human capitalization, was
developed by Shaulska, Karpenko & Doronina
(2021).
The policies of some countries (especially those
with transition economies) are designed with
creative industries in mind. Such policies can
often be found in research (Mellander et al.,
2013). A model of one of them was proposed by
researchers such as Gasparin and Quinn (2020).
This model is called Innovation and Creativity in
Transition Economies (INCITE). It consists of
four components: human resources, education,
infrastructure, freedom of expression, and
intellectual property rights. Human capital
formation is often considered in subsectors of the
creative economy. Such subsectors include
design (Korobaničová, 2016), batik (Sutisna &
Saudi, 2018), and architecture (Korobanicova &
Pacutova, 2015). Researchers determining the
peculiarities of human capital formation in this
way have concluded that its determinant factor is
education.
The critical role of creative skills and their
dependence on creative industries is emphasized
by Sanchez-Serra (2014). Many works of this
author are devoted to human capital and its role
in developing the creative economy. This issue
was studied by Munteanu (2015), who concluded
that the more businesses work in the creative
industries, the higher the economic progress.
Some researchers (Comunian, Faggian & Jewell
(2014) and Abreu & Grinevich (2014) have
analyzed creative human capital in detail.
Schultz (1995) notes that in many ways, the
development of human capital depends on
investments. It also applies to natural talent. By
investment, he means education in school,
training in the workplace, and measures to
promote health. According to the researcher,
investing in human capital contributes to
overcoming poverty in the country. Londar,
Lytvynchuk & Versal (2020) suggested the most
critical investment areas in human capital.
Considering the above, we can conclude that
most scholars involved in studying human capital
confirm the need for investment in education and
health care. Moreover, according to most of
them, investing in human capital is correlated
with developing a creative class and,
accordingly, with an innovative economy.
However, despite a considerable quantity of
research devoted to human capital, the question
of its development and preservation in conditions
of a creative economy remains not entirely
solved.
Methods
The experience of human capital forming and
development in conditions of the creative
economy in the European Union is one of the
most successful in the world. That is why it was
chosen as the basis for the study. It was used to
conduct data from the Eurostat website (Eurostat
2019a; 2019b; 2019c; 2019d). In particular, the
study analyzed the following indicators:
− the number of businesses operating in the
creative industry;
− the number of people working in the creative
economy sector;
− life expectancy of the population;