Among the highly developed countries, demographic ageing is particularly advanced in Germany. Accentuated by migration, there is great regional variation in the progress of demographic change. Within urban areas, residential neighbourhoods differ considerably in their demographic composition and...

In the literature on the economics of demographic change so far the regional and neighbourhood-level consequences were out of the main focus. Yet, regional migration accentuates diversity in the progress of ageing. In fact, while households are known to "vote with their feet" when they choose a...

In countries with an ageing population, regional migration may accentuate local progress in demographic change. This paper investigates whether and to what extent diversity in ageing among urban neighbourhoods in Germany was reinforced by regional migration during the past two decades. The...

In many European countries the number of employees hired via temporary work agencies has increased considerably over the past two decades, up to around 2% of the total workforce in the European Union today. Different studies have found the demand for agency employment to precede GDP growth. This...

Im Zuge der Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelt gewinnt das lebenslange Lernen bzw. die Weiterbildung aufgrund veränderter Anforderungen an berufliche Tätigkeiten an Bedeutung. Der Beitrag geht auf Basis des deutschen Mikrozensus der Frage nach, inwieweit die individuellen Chancen zur Teilnahme an...

The study explores to what extent adaptation to digital change has affected regional employment growth and regional disparities in Germany over the past decade. Using data from administrative sources the analysis finds no evidence for a net decline in employment in connection with technological...

Im Rahmen des ExWoSt-Forschungsfelds „Quartiers-Impulse“ wurden über einen zweijährigen Untersuchungszeitraum (2006-2008) stadtteilbezogene Ansätze der Wirtschaftsförderung erprobt und umgesetzt, um ihre Eignung als neue Bestandteile der Stadtentwicklungspolitik zu prüfen. Die Akteure...

In the discussion about demographic change, the regional dimension so far has played a subordinate role. Based on municipal data for the period between 1998 and 2008, this paper examines to what extent recent demographic change has affected the population of cities and neighbourhoods, focusing...

Nach Jahren des demographischen Niedergangs deutet sich in den jüngsten Bevölkerungsdaten der Ruhrgebietsstädte eine mögliche Abflachung des negativen Trends an. Insbesondere vollzog sich in den letzten Jahren nur noch eine begrenzte Abwanderung aus den kreisfreien Städten des Ruhrgebiets...

In urban renewal policy, it has become a widespread goal to revitalise neighbourhood economies. The rationale for these measures derives, to a great extent, from the concept of regional economic clusters, and, not surprisingly, one of their key objectives is to activate local inter-firm...