patterns in Germany. NNs are modern statistical tools based on learning algorithms that are able to process large amounts of … compares two NN methodologies. First, it uses NNs to forecast regional employment in both the former West and East Germany … differences in the size and time horizons of the data, the forecasts for West and East Germany are computed separately. The out …

regional labour markets in Germany. The predictive content of the spatially interdependent variables is compared with the … labour-market data in simulated forecasts at different horizons and for several periods. Germany turns out to have no … unterschiedlichen Horizonten untersucht. Die Existenz einer alle anderen bestimmenden Region wird für Deutschland abgelehnt (was die …