(Un-)related variety and employment growth at the sub-regional level

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Empirical results on the link between growth and diversity in (un)related industries proved to be highly dependent on the specific regional and temporal context. Making use of highly disaggregated employment data at the sub-regional level, we find that higher employment growth in Austria is mainly linked to unrelated variety. However, in-depth analyses by sectors and regional regimes illustrate substantial heterogeneity in the results, mainly driven by the service sector and by a large number of relatively small regions. Thus, our results argue against structural policy conclusions based on assessments across all economic sectors or different types of regions.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIFO Working Papers ; No. 511

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Externalities ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Regional Development Planning and Policy
• Subject: related variety ; specialization ; knowledge spillovers ; employment growth ; structural policy

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Firgo, Matthias ; Mayerhofer, Peter
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
• (where): Vienna
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/156659
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET