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An evolutionary approach to the delimitation of labour market areas: an empirical application for Chile

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  • José Manuel Casado-Díaz
  • Lucas Martínez-Bernabéu
  • Francisco Rowe

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An evolutionary approach to the delimitation of labour market areas: an empirical application for Chile. Spatial Economic Analysis. Labour market areas (LMAs) are argued to represent a more appropriate policy framework than administrative units for the analysis of spatial labour market activity. This article develops LMAs for Chile by applying an evolutionary computation approach. This innovative approach defines LMAs through an optimization process by maximization of internal cohesion, subject to restrictions of minimum levels of self-containment and population. To evaluate the appropriateness of the LMAs, comparative analyses are performed between alternative delimitations based on different parameter configurations of the proposed method versus administrative boundaries and the most widely used method for official LMA delimitation, the travel-to-work areas method.

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  • José Manuel Casado-Díaz & Lucas Martínez-Bernabéu & Francisco Rowe, 2017. "An evolutionary approach to the delimitation of labour market areas: an empirical application for Chile," Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(4), pages 379-403, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:specan:v:12:y:2017:i:4:p:379-403
    DOI: 10.1080/17421772.2017.1273541
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    1. Lucas Martínez-Bernabéu & José Manuel Casado-Díaz, 2022. "Automatic delimitation of labour market areas based on multi-criteria optimisation: The case of Spain 2011," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 49(2), pages 654-670, February.
    2. Dani Arribas-Bel & Mark Green & Francisco Rowe & Alex Singleton, 2021. "Open data products-A framework for creating valuable analysis ready data," Journal of Geographical Systems, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 497-514, October.
    3. Julio A. Berdegué & Tatiana Hiller & Juan Mauricio Ramírez & Santiago Satizábal & Isidro Soloaga & Juan Soto & Miguel Uribe & Olga Vargas, 2019. "Delineating functional territories from outer space," Latin American Economic Review, Springer;Centro de Investigaciòn y Docencia Económica (CIDE), vol. 28(1), pages 1-24, December.
    4. Francisco Rowe, 2017. "Functional Labour Market Areas for Chile," REGION, European Regional Science Association, vol. 4, pages 7-9.
    5. Angelo Cavallo & Antonio Ghezzi & Cristina Rossi-Lamastra, 2021. "Small-medium enterprises and innovative startups in entrepreneurial ecosystems: exploring an under-remarked relation," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 17(4), pages 1843-1866, December.
    6. Viviana Carriel & Marcelo Lufin & Manuel Pérez-Trujillo, 2022. "Do workers negative self-select when they commute? Evidence for the Chilean case of long-distance commuting," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 69(1), pages 255-279, August.
    7. Goya, Daniel, 2022. "Marshallian and Jacobian Externalities in Creative Industries," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 11962, Inter-American Development Bank.
    8. Francisco Rowe, 2017. "The CHilean Internal Migration (CHIM) database: Temporally consistent spatial data for the analysis of human mobility," REGION, European Regional Science Association, vol. 4, pages 1-6.
    9. Andrés Vallone & Coro Chasco, 2020. "Spatiotemporal methods for analysis of urban system dynamics: an application to Chile," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 64(2), pages 421-454, April.

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