Specialisation Patterns and the Synchronicity of Regional Employment Cycles in Europe

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Specialisation Patterns and the Synchronicity of Regional Employment Cycles in Europe

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Belke, Ansgar () (University of Hohenheim and IZA Bonn)
Heine, Jens M. (zeb/rolfes.schierenbeck.associates)

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Ansgar Belke

Abstract

This paper examines the degree of correlation of EU regional employment cycles and attempts to show whether these cycles reflect changing patterns of specialisation. By focusing on the regional level and by employing three different indicators of similarity of sectoral structure, it improves on existing studies. A dynamic panel data model is estimated pairs of regions by within groups, i.e., by a standard fixed effects estimator. Special attention is paid to capture the rich dynamics which are typical of employment data. The key finding is that employment growth is more synchronised when regions look alike in their sectoral structure.

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- Ansgar Belke & Jens Heine, 2006. "Specialisation patterns and the synchronicity of regional employment cycles in Europe," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, vol. 3(2), pages 91-104, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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- Ansgar Belke & Jens Michael Heine, 2002. "Specialisation Patterns and the Synchronicity of Regional Employment Cycles in Europe," Diskussionspapiere aus dem Institut fÃ¼r Volkswirtschaftslehre der UniversitÃ¤t Hohenheim 210/2002, Department of Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany.

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E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
R23 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

NEP-ALL-2005-01-09 (All new papers)
NEP-BEC-2005-01-09 (Business Economics)
NEP-EEC-2005-01-09 (European Economics)
NEP-GEO-2005-01-09 (Economic Geography)
NEP-MAC-2005-01-09 (Macroeconomics)

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