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Local labor markets and the persistence of population shocks
Braun, Sebastian; Kramer, Anica; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2017
This paper studies the persistence of a large, unexpected, and regionally very unevenly distributed population shock …, the inflow of eight million ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe to West Germany after World War II. Using detailed census … data from 1939 to 1970, we show that the shock had a persistent effect on the distribution of population within local labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011734794
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Local labor markets and the persistence of population shocks
Braun, Sebastian; Kramer, Anica; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2017
This paper studies the persistence of a large, unexpected, and regionally very unevenly distributed population shock …, the inflow of eight million ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe to West Germany after World War II. Using detailed census … data from 1939 to 1970, we show that the shock had a persistent effect on the distribution of population within local labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011737510
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Missing men : World War II casualties and structural change
Eder, Christoph - 2016
A shock to the sector composition of the local labor market can affect long-run economic development of a location … municipalities as an exogenous shock to the local labor market. WWII casualties shifted labor out of agriculture into manufacturing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517551
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Spoils of war : trade shocks and segmented labor markets in Spain during WWI
Fuchs, Simon - 2021
How does intranational factor mobility shape the welfare effects of a trade shock? I provide evidence that during WWI …, a demand shock emanated from belligerent countries and affected neutral Spain. Within Spain, labor predominantly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544292
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The crisis and regional resilience in Europe : on the importance of urbanization and specialization
Steven, Brakman; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2014 - This version:, March 2014
that started in 2008, as our shock and then analyze how the NUTS II EU regions differ in their resilience to the crisis in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337597
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The positive border effect of EU integration
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2011
Distance related variables typically vary in a cross-section dimension but less so in a time dimension across cities, regions, or countries. The enlargement of the EU or the introduction of the euro, however, can be looked upon as integration shocks that are informative of the consequences of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009009598
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The effect of market access on the labor market : evidence from German reunification
Zierahn, Ulrich - 2012
access shock due to reunification was accompanied by a labor supply shock due to migrants and commuters from eastern Germany … shock due to the increase in market access and a labor supply shock due to migrants and commuters from eastern Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009575133
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The effect of foreign-owned large plant closures on nearby firms
Bisztray, Márta - 2016
I estimate the impact of foreign-owned large plant closures on local firms. I identify 41 such events in Hungary and assign comparable control cities with foreign-owned large plants operating in the same industry and not closing. I use a firm-level panel database of Hungarian firms between 1992...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011538329
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The effect of market access on the labor market : evidence from German reunification
Zierahn, Ulrich - 2012
access shock due to reunification was accompanied by a labor supply shock due to migrants and commuters from eastern Germany … shock due to the increase in market access and a labor supply shock due to migrants and commuters from eastern Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613808
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The Positive Border Effect of EU Integration
Brakman, Steven - 2011
Distance related variables typically vary in a cross-section dimension but less so in a time dimension across cities, regions, or countries. The enlargement of the EU or the introduction of the euro, however, can be looked upon as integration shocks that are informative of the consequences of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130414