This paper solves one of the puzzles in the analysis of regional and industrial distributions of economic activity, the discrepancy between absolute and relative measures. It shows that the difference between an absolute and a relative Theil index of localization can be expressed in terms of...

This paper establishes eight stylized facts on the evolution of the localization of economic activity across industries and regions in the EU-15 since 1980. Localization, which nests concentration and specialization, is measured by a Theil index. The stylized facts reveal a broad aggregate trend...

This paper solves one of the puzzles in the analysis of regional and industrial distributions of economic activity, the discrepancy between absolute and relative measures. It shows that the difference between an absolute and a relative Theil index of localization can be expressed in terms of...

This paper establishes eight stylized facts on the evolution of the localization of economic activity across industries and regions in the EU-15 since 1980. Localization, which nests concentration and specialization, is measured by a Theil index. The stylized facts reveal a broad aggregate trend...

Das über einen längeren Zeitraum rückläufige Wachstum der Arbeitsproduktivität in Deutschland ist durch die Abfolge mehrerer, jeweils temporär wirksamer Faktoren erklärbar. Die Autoren sehen den Produktivitätsrückgang dabei nicht als Ergebnis eines dauerhaften Trends an. Sie machen für...

Die Produktivitätsentwicklung verweist sowohl auf den Erfolg als auch auf die Voraussetzungen des wirt-schaftlichen Wachstums. Ökonomische Wachstumsprozesse vollziehen sich im Zusammenwirken von technischem Fortschritt, Kapitalintensivierung und der Ausrichtung der Wirtschaftsstruktur auf die...

This paper solves one of the puzzles in the analysis of regional and industrial distributions of economic activity, the discrepancy between absolute and relative measures. It shows that the difference between an absolute and a relative Theil index of localization can be expressed in terms of...

This paper establishes eight stylized facts on the evolution of the localization of economic activity across industries and regions in the EU-15 since 1980. Localization, which nests concentration and specialization, is measured by a Theil index. The stylized facts reveal a broad aggregate trend...