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Labour market integration, human capital formation, and mobility
Haupt, Alexander; Übelmesser, Silke - 2014
In this paper, we analyse the implications of labour market integration in a two-region model with local human capital externalities and congestion effects. We show that integration can be a double-edged sword. Integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can reduce "real" income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435143
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Labour Market Integration, Human Capital Formation, and Mobility
Haupt, Alexander; Uebelmesser, Silke - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper, we analyse the implications of labour market integration in a two-region model with local human capital externalities and congestion eects. We show that integration can be a double-edged sword. Integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can reduce 'real' income in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929574
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Regional determinants of attitudes towards immigrants
Peter, Julia; Übelmesser, Silke - 2023
shaped by individual characteristics, but the regional environment may also be important. This paper examines how individual … attitudes toward immigrants are related to the economic, political, and social environment. We use individual-level data based … regional context. Our results suggest that the impact of the environment - over and above individual characteristics - is small …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014471681
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Migration restrictions and long-term regional development: Evidence from large-scale expulsions of Germans after World War II
Wyrwich, Michael - 2018
Migration restrictions are a hotly debated topic in the current refugee crisis in Europe. This paper investigates the long-term effect of a restrictive migration policy on regional development. The analysis is based on the large-scale expulsion of Germans from Cen-tral and Eastern Europe after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011788777
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Related variety, unrelated variety, and regional growth: The role of absorptive capacity and entrepreneurship
Fritsch, Michael; Kublina, Sandra - 2016
This paper investigates the effect of related and unrelated variety on regional growth in West Germany. In particular, we analyze the role of regional absorptive capacity and new business formation for these effects. We find that West German regions benefit from both types of varieties. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011663356
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Creative class and regional growth: empirical evidence from eight European countries
Boschma, Ron A.; Fritsch, Michael - 2007
We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263818
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Creative Class and Regional Growth - Empirical Evidence from Eight European Countries
Boschma, Ron A.; Fritsch, Michael - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
We analyze the regional distribution and the effect of people in creative occupations based on data for more than 450 regions in eight European countries. The geographic distribution of the creative class is highly uneven. The creative class is not attracted to highly urbanized regions per se,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005090497
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Methods of analyzing the relationship between new business formation and regional development
Fritsch, Michael - 2012
The paper reviews the approaches that have been followed for analyzing the effect of new business formation on regional development. It begins with an outline of how start-ups may affect regional development. In dealing with different ways of empirically assessing these effects, I particularly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291847
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The geography of creative people in Germany revisited
Fritsch, Michael; Stuetzer, Michael - 2012
It has been argued that creativity is an important source of regional growth. This paper investigates the geography of people in creative occupation in Germany. The population share of the creative class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291856
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The geography and the effect of creative people in Germany
Fritsch, Michael - 2007
This paper investigates the geography and the effect of people in creative oc-cupation in Germany. The population share of the Creative Class as well as of bohemians and artists is relatively high in larger cities, but smaller places and rural regions may also have a considerable proportion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263781