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Using Gravity Models for the Effective Determination of Socioeconomic Locality: Local Labour Markets in Central Macedonia

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  • Zacharias Sartzetakis

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Grigoris Zarotiadis

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)

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The discussion about the effectiveness of active policy measures that consider spatial socioeconomic aspects has become especially important in light of recent socio-economic developments. The paper presents an alternative methodology for the determination of spatial boundaries for any socioeconomic locality, based on the gravity models tradition. We apply the described methodology to the Region of Central Macedonia and show that there are significant discontinuities between administrative spatial segregation on the one hand and socioeconomic on the other. The latter provides evidence for the inappropriateness of simply following the administrative boundaries and reveals the usefulness of our proposal.

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  • Zacharias Sartzetakis & Grigoris Zarotiadis, 2013. "Using Gravity Models for the Effective Determination of Socioeconomic Locality: Local Labour Markets in Central Macedonia," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 11(2), pages 177-185.
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    Keywords

    Spatial Socioeconomic Policy; Local Labour Market; Gravity Model;
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    JEL classification:

    • R12 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade (economic geography)
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • J68 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Public Policy

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