Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/32144 
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge No. 81
Publisher: 
Universität Kassel, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Kassel
Abstract: 
Functional delineated labour market regions are needed for regional economic analyses. In dependence of the definition of regions economic regions in space can be seen as rich or poor areas. In addition to this statistical and econometric reasons argue for using functional labour market regions. The available definitions of functional units are based mostly on data from 1980s and 1990s. To that extent a new delineation is required. We use a factor analysis with an oblique rotation and receive 150 labour market regions, which consist of one or more administrative units (Kreise). These labour markets regions fulfil the criterion of reasonable commuting time (maximally 45 to 60 minutes in dependence of the attractiveness of the centre). They have a size of more than 50,000 inhabitants.
Subjects: 
Labour Market Regions
Factor Analysis
Germany
JEL: 
C21
R11
R58
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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