@techreport{Belke2004Specialisation,
abstract = {This paper examines the degree of correlation of EU regional employment cycles and
attempts to show whether these cycles reflect changing patterns of specialisation. By
focusing on the regional level and by employing three different indicators of similarity of
sectoral structure, it improves on existing studies. A dynamic panel data model is estimated
pairs of regions by within groups, i.e., by a standard fixed effects estimator. Special attention
is paid to capture the rich dynamics which are typical of employment data. The key finding is
that employment growth is more synchronised when regions look alike in their sectoral
structure.},
author = {Ansgar Belke and Jens Michael Heine},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {E32; R23; F15; 330; regional employment; European Union; regional business cycles; specialisation; synchronicity; Regionaler Arbeitsmarkt; Regionaler Konjunkturzyklus; Regionale Arbeitsteilung; Regionale Konzentration; Europ\"{a}ische Wirtschafts- und W\"{a}hrungsunion; Sch\"{a}tzung; Belgien; Frankreich; Deutschland; Irland; Niederlande; Spanien},
language = {eng},
number = {1439},
title = {Specialisation Patterns and the Synchronicity of Regional Employment Cycles in Europe},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20738},
year = {2004}
}
