compares two NN methodologies. First, it uses NNs to forecast regional employment in both the former West and East Germany …In this paper, a set of neural network (NN) models is developed to compute short-term forecasts of regional employment … patterns in Germany. NNs are modern statistical tools based on learning algorithms that are able to process large amounts of …

, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK; 3) a neutral role - Denmark and Italy; and 4) a negative impact … - the case of Portugal; 2) a positive but stable role of education in terms of inequality - Austria, Finland, France … - Germany and Greece. We thus find that in most countries dispersion in earnings increases with educational levels and that …