The findings of recent studies on adjustment processes suggest that regional labour markets in the EU and the US differ significantly. Low wage flexibility and limited labour mobility in European countries involve persistent unemployment differentials across regions. However, the spatial...

Main topics of the following analysis are the development of spatial structure and the question whether the economic disparities between agglomerations and peripheral areas will con- or diverge. Frequently, economic disparities are measured by per capita i ncome. Because of the relationship...

Border regions are likely to play a critical role within the spatial dynamics initiated by the enlargement of the EU. This paper deals with the effects of integration on labour markets in border regions. Within the framework of different theoretical approaches, the effects of integration on...

Die Zahl der sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigten ist in Deutschland zwischen 1998 und 2006 um rund 3 % gesunken. Hinter dieser durchschnittlichen Entwicklungstendenz verbergen sich erheb-liche regionale und sektorale Wachstumsunterschiede. Während die Region Ingolstadt seit Ende der...

Regionale Unterschiede in der demographischen Entwicklung beeinflussen die Wachstumsperspektiven und Arbeitsmarktbedingungen der Regionen in Deutschland erheblich. Hinter diesen demographischen Disparitäten stehen in erster Linie Wanderungsströme. Für eine Einschätzung der wirtschaftlichen...

Unterschiede in den regionalen Arbeitsmarktbedingungen prägen Deutschland seit längerem, besonders zwischen dem östlichen und dem westlichen Landesteil. Üblicherweise postulieren neoklassische Modelle, dass die Mobilität der Arbeitskräfte zur Angleichung regionaler Bedingungen führt. Im...

Increasing inequality in qualification specific employment prospects characterises labour markets in most highly developed countries. Theoretical models suggest that in-plant skill segregation might matter for the polarisation of employment and wages. According to these models production...

We investigate the regional disparities in high-skilled foreign employment in Germany. The importance of different factors which attract highly qualified migrants to specific regions and the role of labour-migration policy is analysed. Our results show that labour-market variables as well as the...