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over time. It examines the hypothesis of convergence for regional unemployment rates of western German Federal States and … the time period 1968 to 2009 following different concepts of convergence. Western German regional unemployment rates … exhibit ß-convergence but no 0-convergence. Further, regional unemployment rates show a high degree of intra …
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The geographical distribution and persistence of regional/local unemployment rates in heterogeneous economies (such as Germany) have been, in recent years, the subject of various theoretical and empirical studies. Several researchers have shown an interest in analysing the dynamic adjustment...
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adjustment ; convergence ; panel unit root …
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Die Studie untersucht Veränderungen der Arbeitslosenquote in westdeutschen Kreisen im Zeitraum 1992-2004 mit Hilfe der Chain Reaction Theory of unemployment (CRT). Die Schätzungen zeigen, dass sowohl Anpassungsprozesse als auch exogene Schocks für die Veränderungen verantwortlich waren....
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This paper analyzes the evolution of geographical concentration in the West German manufacturing, service, and knowledge-intensive sectors over a time period of 30 years. Drawing on detailed plant data of 187 industries from 1980 to 2010, we observe substantial concentration that is highest in...
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