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Urban Unemployment in the EU, Tertiary-sector Employment Growth and Urban Size

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  • Graham R. Crampton

    (Centre for Spatial and Real Estate Economics, Faculty of Urban and Regional Studies, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AW, UK, G.RCrampton@reading.ac.uk.)

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The paper uses REGIO data to study recent change in unemployment in major urban areas of Europe. Previous results suggested a significant role for tertiarisation in employment, and a systematic association with urban size. This work is carried forward using more recent data on urban areas at NUTS 3 level. Patterns in variation of unemployment across countries and city sizes are discussed. Econometric estimates going beyond OLS are discussed using LIMDEP software.

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  • Graham R. Crampton, 1999. "Urban Unemployment in the EU, Tertiary-sector Employment Growth and Urban Size," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 36(12), pages 2121-2133, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:36:y:1999:i:12:p:2121-2133
    DOI: 10.1080/0042098992584
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