Local employment growth in West Germany: a dynamic panel approach

Arbeitspapier

In this paper we study the dynamics of local employment growth in West Germany from 1980 to 2001. Using dynamic panel techniques, we analyse the timing of the impact of diversity and specialisation, as well as of the human capital structure of local industries. Diversity has a positive effect on employment growth in the short run, which is stronger in manufacturing than in services. Concerning specialization we find evidence for mean reversion, which is inconsistent with the idea that growth emphasizes itself. But there is considerable inertia in this process. A positive effect of education is only found in manufacturing. Additionally, we look at the impact of firm size and regional wages on local employment growth.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 1723

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
• Thema: regional labor markets ; externalities ; local employment growth ; dynamic panel estimation ; urbanization and localisation effects ; Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt ; Regionales Wachstum ; Beschäftigungseffekt ; Lokalisationseffekt ; Regionale Wirtschaftsstruktur ; Wissenstransfer ; Schätzung ; Deutschland ; Urbanisierungseffekt

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Blien, Uwe ; Suedekum, Jens ; Wolf, Katja
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
• (wo): Bonn
• (wann): 2005

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/33159
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ