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Spatial Aspects of Job Creation: Evidence from Western Germany

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  • Fahr, Rene

    (IZA, Bonn)

  • Uwe Sunde

Abstract

This paper provides detailed information about spatial interactions in the job creation process in West German regional labor markets. We investigate spatial (auto-) correlations in the matching process of vacancies and unemployed, examine regional hiring patterns, and identify clusters of regions with intense inter-regional matching. An extensive specification analysis illustrates the extent of regional dependencies. We investigate the impact of German re-unification on regional patterns of job creation, and compare regional matching efficiencies using a stochastic frontier approach.

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  • Fahr, Rene & Uwe Sunde, 2003. "Spatial Aspects of Job Creation: Evidence from Western Germany," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003 75, Royal Economic Society.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecj:ac2003:75
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    Keywords

    internal migration; regional unemployment; stochastic frontiers;
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    JEL classification:

    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J64 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment: Models, Duration, Incidence, and Job Search
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)

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