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Local human capital, segregation by skill, and skill†specific employment growth**Financial support from the German Research Foundation (DFG) is gratefully acknowledged as part of the project ‘The regional dimension of the qualification†related structural change’. I would like to thank three anonymous referees, Annekatrin Niebuhr, Uwe Blien and Michael Bräuninger for their comments and suggestions to earlier versions of this paper

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Labour markets in most highly developed countries are marked by rising levels of segregation by skill and increasing inequality in skill†specific employment prospects. However, analyses on regional employment growth by different skill levels are scarce and empirical evidence on the possible effects of skill segregation is lacking. By applying regional and firm†level data for West Germany, this analysis provides new evidence for the adverse effects of skill segregation on low†skilled employment growth. Furthermore, the findings reveal that a large share of local high†skilled employment does not foster regional concentration of human capital, but ameliorates the employment prospects of less skilled workers.

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Handle: RePEc:eee:paresc:v:91:y:2012:i:1:p:85-107
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2011.00373.x
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  • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
  • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
  • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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