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  <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/111858" />
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  <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/111858</id>
  <updated>2026-04-29T13:54:28Z</updated>
  <dc:date>2026-04-29T13:54:28Z</dc:date>
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    <title>The impact of skills shortage on economic development in Germany – A mixed method approach</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/289434" />
    <author>
      <name>Hertrich, Tobias Johannes</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Brenner, Thomas</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/289434</id>
    <updated>2024-04-19T07:11:15Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: The impact of skills shortage on economic development in Germany – A mixed method approach
Authors: Hertrich, Tobias Johannes; Brenner, Thomas
Abstract: In Europe, there is an increasing shortage of skilled workers and jobs remain vacant for long periods of time. The shortage of skilled workers has become a key issue for various stakeholders, as it not only makes it difficult to recruit and retain employees, but it is also seen as a significant barrier to innovation for companies. So far, most analyses of skills shortage take place at company level. We supplement this with a regional perspective, because many measures, especially those of policy makers, are conducted on the regional level. We examine the impact of skills shortage on various aspects of regional economic development. Using the spatial vector autoregressive panel model, significant effects on gross domestic product (GDP), employment are found, but not on research and development (R&amp;D) activities. Expert interviews are used to dig deeper into the reasons for these findings, showing that the disadvantages of skills shortages on innovativeness are perceived, but relate to the future or to the more general economic situation.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>When the past becomes the future: The problem of policies in 'left behind' places</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283319" />
    <author>
      <name>Hertrich, Tobias Johannes</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Brenner, Thomas</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283319</id>
    <updated>2024-02-27T08:40:55Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: When the past becomes the future: The problem of policies in 'left behind' places
Authors: Hertrich, Tobias Johannes; Brenner, Thomas
Abstract: The concept of “left behind” places encompasses economic, demographic, infrastructural, social and political aspects. Different studies of the left behind place concept focus on different aspects or combinations of these. Hertrich and Brenner (2024) assume an interplay of many aspects that lead to the left behind feeling but emphasize the emerging dynamics of opinion. The purpose of this paper is to analyze this interaction of individual factors in detail in a case study and thus gain a deeper understanding of the processes that presumably play a role in many other regions. Contrary to perception, the labor market region (LMR) Gera is developing dynamically in many parameters. We find that although the reasons for the left behind feeling can be assigned to the pillars of the model, in most cases they relate to the past. We conclude that the political measures and developments in the LMR to date have not had an effect due to the strong formation of opinion based on historical events. In addition, the dynamics of opinion formation play a major role in left behind places, which has so far been neglected in politics.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Looking behind the curtain: a model of left behind places and feelings</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282312" />
    <author>
      <name>Hertrich, Tobias Johannes</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Brenner, Thomas</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/282312</id>
    <updated>2024-02-14T02:27:57Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Looking behind the curtain: a model of left behind places and feelings
Authors: Hertrich, Tobias Johannes; Brenner, Thomas
Abstract: The concept of “left behind” places is complex and multidimensional. It encompasses economic factors, demographic aspects, infrastructure and connectivity criteria, social factors, political and cultural aspects. Previous studies on the concept have only described the feeling of left behind very superficially. We therefore focus on the feeling of left behind. We show how individual feelings can become a regional phenomenon of left behind. The feeling of left behind is primarily fed by two components that are felt by many people in left behind places: autonomy deficit and low appreciation. Causes and suitable political measures for left behind places are derived from our conception.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Decline or renewal? Factors influencing the evolution of mature industrial clusters</title>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://hdl.handle.net/10419/296621" />
    <author>
      <name>König, Tobias</name>
    </author>
    <author>
      <name>Brenner, Thomas</name>
    </author>
    <id>https://hdl.handle.net/10419/296621</id>
    <updated>2024-06-06T01:16:37Z</updated>
    <published>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</published>
    <summary type="text">Title: Decline or renewal? Factors influencing the evolution of mature industrial clusters
Authors: König, Tobias; Brenner, Thomas
Abstract: The evolution of industrial clusters has received much attention in the recent literature on evolutionary economic geography (EEG) and regional science. However, scientific results on the influence of different factors on the decline or renewal of mature industrial clusters are scarce. Therefore, this study identifies different factors: preconditions, triggering events and self-augmenting processes, and examines their influence on declining or renewing industrial clusters. In order to obtain transferable results, this meta-analysis is based on 69 individual empirical case studies from different countries and industries. The empirical results show, firstly, that the decline and renewal of industrial clusters is driven by different preconditions, triggering events and self-augmenting processes. Secondly, these factors change over time and may have both positive and negative dimensions. Finally, the decline of industrial clusters is more often associated with unfavorable preconditions and triggering events, while self- augmenting processes are more often found in the context of cluster renewal.</summary>
    <dc:date>2024-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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