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The Long-Run Impact of New Zealand's Structural Reform on Local Communities
Stillman, Steven - 2014
data from the 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2001 Censuses to examine the long-run impact that these reforms had on local communities … structural reform on local communities - an employment-based measure, a population measure and a housing price measure - and … examine the persistence of these shocks over time. We find that communities which experienced smaller employment shocks have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012751431
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Unlocking the potential of teleworking to address labour shortages in the Ems-Achse, Germany
OECD - 2023
In the north-western corner of Germany, the Ems-Achse, a rural region, has witnessed a decade of economic growth. This growth has exacerbated labour shortages, primarily due to an aging population and the outmigration of youth. Acknowledging the potential of teleworking, regional stakeholders...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014435760
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Cities with forking paths? Agglomeration economies in New Zealand 1976-2018
Donovan, Stuart; de Graaff, Thomas; Grimes, Arthur L.; … - 2021
We consider whether external urban economic advantages (agglomeration economies) vary with time and space using a simple economic model and detailed micro-data on 134 locations in New Zealand for the period 1976-2018. We find subtle temporal variation, with estimates peaking in 1991 and then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012797242
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Is Infrastructure Productive? Evaluating the Effects of Specific Infrastructure Projects on Firm Productivity within New Zealand
Timmins, Jason Craig - 2006
The paper investigates the feasibility of using a variant of the spatial equilibrium model to estimate the productivity effects of a specific infrastructure project in New Zealand. Policy makers are interested in the marginal effects of infrastructure investment on productivity and an evaluation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012733363
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Cities with forking paths? : agglomeration economies in New Zealand 1976-2018
Donovan, Stuart; Graaff, Thomas de; Grimes, Arthur L.; … - 2021
We consider whether external urban economic advantages (agglomeration economies) vary with time and space using a simple economic model and detailed micro-data on 134 locations in New Zealand for the period 1976-2018. We find subtle temporal variation, with estimates peaking in 1991 and then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650158
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Cities with Forking Paths? Agglomeration Economies in New Zealand 1976-2018
Donovan, Stuart; de Graaff, Thomas; Grimes, Arthur; de … - 2021
We consider whether external urban economic advantages (agglomeration economies) vary with time and space using a simple economic model and detailed micro-data on 134 locations in New Zealand for the period 1976–2018. We find subtle temporal variation, with estimates peaking in 1991 and then...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013211354
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Skill-Biased Share-Altering Technical Change in Spatial General Equilibrium
Dalmazzo, Alberto; Accetturo, Antonio; de Blasio, Guido - 2011
The paper consider the skill-biased "share-altering" technical change hypothesis in a spatial general equilibrium model where skilled and unskilled individual may exhibit different preferences for local amenities. A main novelty - both for labour and urban economics- is that, under this...
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Spatial productivity differences and the optimal tax treatment of commuting expenses
Zoubek, J. Malte - 2018
Spatial wage differences other incentives to change the location of work either by commuting or by moving to the new work location. Combining an intensive labor supply margin with an extensive, productivity-enhancing margin of work place change due to commuting or moving, I study how spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012109727
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Local Labour Market Resilience: The Role of Digitalisation and Working from Home
Ben Yahmed, Sarra; Berlingieri, Francesco; Brüll, Eduard - 2024
We show that digital capital and working from home were essential for the resilience of local labour markets in the context of the COVID-19 crisis in Germany. Employment responses differed widely across local labour markets, with differences in short-time work rates of up to 30 percentage points...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014574306
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Endogenous Local Labour Markets, Regional Aggregation and Agglomeration Economies
Meekes, Jordy; Hassink, Wolter - 2019
This paper examines the role of regional aggregation in measuring agglomeration externalities. Using Dutch administrative data, we define local labour markets (LLMs) based on the worker's commuting outcomes, gender and educational attainment, and show that high-educated workers and male workers...
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