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Agglomeration, Growth, and Adjustment

A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Regional Labor Markets in Germany

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  1. Thiess Büttner

    1. Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany

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Part of the book series: ZEW Economic Studies (ZEW, volume 2)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 1-13

  3. Employment in an Interregional Equilibrium

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 15-48

  4. Employment Location in German Manufacturing

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 49-79

  5. Interregional Migration in Germany

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 81-100

  6. Regional Wage Formation

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 101-120

  7. Regional Wage Flexibility in Germany

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 121-150

  8. Summary and Outlook

    • Thiess Büttner
    Pages 151-154

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 155-207
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About this book

It is dealt with disparities in employment growth, unemployment, and wages between regional labor markets in Germany. First, endogenous formation and growth of industry locations due to agglomeration economies is established as a basic source of disparity in employment. Then, spatial frictions and local wage inflexibility due to central wage bargaining are detected as causes of unemployment disparities. Throughout the book theoretical analysis is combined with rigorous empirical testing using a large set of regional data at district level. In order to gain and robustify empirical results, recent methods in panel econometrics and spatial data analysis are employed. An overview on the extent of key regional labor market disparities in Germany is given. The book enables to assess our current understanding of the role of locational issues in causing those disparities, and thus to understand the basic justification of regional policy.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany

    Thiess Büttner

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Agglomeration, Growth, and Adjustment

  • Book Subtitle: A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Regional Labor Markets in Germany

  • Authors: Thiess Büttner

  • Series Title: ZEW Economic Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51188-2

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1160-5Published: 01 December 1998

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-51188-2Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1615-6781

  • Series E-ISSN: 1867-2027

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 207

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Labor Economics, Regional/Spatial Science

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