Selective migration, union wage setting and unemployment disparities in West Germany

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Selective migration, union wage setting and unemployment disparities in West Germany

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Jens Suedekum

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There are wide and persistent disparities between regional unemployment rates in West Germany. Furthermore, regions with high unemployment tend to have relatively low effective wages and vice versa. Internal migration is driven by these spatial disparities. However, mobility will not work as an adjustment mechanism, but rather perpetuate regional imbalances if there is a skill bias within the group of internal migrants. JEL Classification : J6, R11

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Article provided by Korean International Economic Association in its journal International Economic Journal.

Volume (Year): 18 (2004)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 33-48
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Suedekum, Jens & Blien, Uwe, 2004. "Wages and Employment Growth: Disaggregated Evidence for West Germany," IZA Discussion Papers 1128, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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- Suedekum, Jens & Blien, Uwe, 2004. "Wages and Employment Growth: Disaggregated Evidence for West Germany," Discussion Paper Series 26283, Hamburg Institute of International Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Jens Suedekum & Uwe Blien, 2004. "Wages and Employment Growth: Disaggregated Evidence for West Germany," ERSA conference papers ersa04p641, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
Jens Suedekum, 2003. "Increasing Returns and Spatial Unemployment Disparities," ERSA conference papers ersa03p44, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
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- Suedekum, Jens, 2004. "Increasing Returns and Spatial Unemployment Disparities," Discussion Paper Series 26358, Hamburg Institute of International Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Jens Südekum, 2003. "Increasing Returns and Spatial Unemployment Disparities," Departmental Discussion Papers 117, University of Goettingen, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
- Jens Suedekum, 2005. "Increasing returns and spatial unemployment disparities," Papers in Regional Science, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 84(2), pages 159-181, 06. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

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