Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/37187 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2010: Ökonomie der Familie - Session: Dynamics of the Labor Market: Empirical Studies No. F11-V2
Publisher: 
Verein für Socialpolitik, Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
Differences in regional labour market conditions are still pronounced in Germany, especially between the Eastern and the Western part. Traditional neoclassical models imply that labour mobility should reduce disparities. In contrast, models that include externalities or selective migration suggest that regional differences might well increase due to interregional migration of workers. We investigate the impact of labour mobility on regional disparities in Germany between 1995 and 2005. Considering the impact of migration as well as commuting, effects on regional wages and unemployment are estimated. Our results suggest that labour mobility tends to reduce disparities; however, we find significant effects on unemployment disparities only.
Subjects: 
Regional disparities
migration
commuting
Germany
JEL: 
C23
J61
R23
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

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