This work examines the potential connection between migration and sectoral movement. We understand interregional migration as a sustainable relocation of an individual's center of life between two regions. Different quality levels of the boundaries between the regions of the analysed area are...

This paper explores the impact of industrial clusters on regional growth at level of German labour market regions within a regional convergence model. It focuses on vertically connected industrial sectors, which can emerge parallel to horizontal interconnections. Based on works of Schnabl (2000)...

Regional politicians regard the cluster concept as a key factor for promoting regional economic performance. They refer to a comprehensive set of theoretical and empirical literature which provides the clusters' positive impact on regional development. Recent studies dealing with that topic...

Das Thema Fachkräftemangel ist seit Überwindung der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise wieder verstärkt in den Fokus öffentlicher Aufmerksamkeit gerückt. Der Forschungsbericht, der aus einem vom Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales (BMAS) finanzierten Projekt entstanden ist, leistet auf...

Im Rahmen der IAB-Erhebung des Gesamtwirtschaftlichen Stellenangebots (EGS) werden Betriebe gefragt, ob sie im Jahr der Befragung die Personalsuche für offene Stellen abbrechen mussten, weil keine geeigneten Bewerber zu finden waren. Unklar bleibt bisher jedoch, ob dieser Suchabbruch das...

Since the fall of the iron curtain in 1989, the migration deficit of the Eastern part of Germany has accumulated to 1.8 million people, which is over 10 percent of its initial population. Depending on their human capital endowment, these migrants might either - in the case of low-skilled...