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| Title: | | Specialisation Patterns and the Synchronicity of Regional Employment Cycles in Europe  |
| Authors: | | Belke, Ansgar Heine, Jens Michael |
| Issue Date: | | 2004 |
| Series/Report no.: | | IZA Discussion paper series 1439 |
| 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. |
| Subjects: | | regional employment European Union regional business cycles specialisation synchronicity |
| JEL: | | E32 R23 F15 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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