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Location decisions in a changing labour market environment

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Wir untersuchen die Determinanten der regionalen sektoralen Konzentration filmbezogener Dienstleistungen (wie Kameraverleih, Castingagenturen oder Pyrotechnik). Unser Hauptinteresse gilt dabei der Humankapitalspezifität, die auf zwei einander entgegengesetzte Weisen die Standortwahl beeinflussen kann. Ist es – erstens – möglich, dass Beschäftigte leicht von einem Arbeitgeber zum anderen wechseln, dann könnten die Unternehmen die Abwerbung erfahrener Arbeitskräfte befürchten und hätten einen Grund, Standorte mit wenigen Wettbewerbern zu bevorzugen. Andererseits ist ein großer lokaler Arbeitsmarkt mit vielen Anbietern, die aufgrund geringer Humankapitalspezifität keine langen Einarbeitungszeiten benötigen, attraktiv gerade für die hier betrachtete Branche, für die kurzfristige Projektarbeit typisch ist. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2008

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  • Björn Frank, 2008. "Location decisions in a changing labour market environment," Review of Regional Research: Jahrbuch für Regionalwissenschaft, Springer;Gesellschaft für Regionalforschung (GfR), vol. 28(1), pages 31-42, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jahrfr:v:28:y:2008:i:1:p:31-42
    DOI: 10.1007/s10037-007-0020-9
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    Keywords

    Agglomeration; Film industry; Flexible specialisation; Labour pooling; Poaching; Regional labour markets; Turnover; Abwerbung von Arbeitskräften; Agglomeration; Filmwirtschaft; Fluktuation; Regionale Arbeitsmärkte;
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    JEL classification:

    • J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
    • J63 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Turnover; Vacancies; Layoffs
    • L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General

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