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Delimitation and Coherence of Functional and Administrative Regions

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  • Frank Corvers
  • Maud Hensen
  • Dion Bongaerts

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Corvers F., Hensen M. and Bongaerts D. Delimitation and coherence of functional and administrative regions, Regional Studies. The paper tests whether functional regions in the Netherlands show more labour market coherence between the municipalities included in them than the Dutch administrative regions. It turns out that regional disparities are not significantly smaller within functional than within administrative regions with respect to income level, housing prices, employment rate, and unemployment rate. It is argued that the numerous functional delimitations of the labour market that have been made for many countries in other studies are only useful for policy-making if they clearly outperform the administrative delimitations with respect to some relevant indicators of labour market coherence or regional disparities. [image omitted] Corvers F., Hensen M. et Bongaerts D. Delimitation et coherence des regions fonctionnelles et administratives, Regional Studies. Nous verifions si les regions fonctionnelles des Pays-Bas presentent davantage de coherence dans le marche du travail entre les municipalites englobees dans celles-ci que les regions administratives neerlandaises. Il s'avere que les disparites regionales ne sont pas vraiment moindres dans les regions fonctionnelles que dans les regions administratives du point de vue du niveau de revenus, du prix des logements, du taux d'emploi et du taux de chomage. Nous soutenons que les nombreuses delimitations fonctionnelles du marche du travail qui ont ete etablies pour de nombreux pays dans d'autres etudes ne sont utiles pour la prise des decisions politiques que si elles se montrent nettement plus performantes que les delimitations administratives par rapport a certains indicateurs pertinents de la coherence du marche du travail ou des disparites regionales. Regions fonctionnelles Migrations quotidiennes Travel-to-work areas (TTWA - aires fonctionnelles urbaines) Disparites regionales Corvers F., Hensen M. und Bongaerts D. Abgrenzungen und Koharenz von funktionalen und Verwaltungsregionen, Regional Studies. Wir uberprufen, ob die funktionalen Regionen der Niederlande hinsichtlich des Arbeitsmarkts mehr Koharenz zwischen den Gemeinden der einzelnen Regionen aufweisen als zwischen den hollandischen Verwaltungsregionen. Wie sich herausstellt, fallen die regionalen Disparitaten innerhalb der funktionalen Regionen nicht signifikant kleiner aus als innerhalb der Verwaltungsregionen, was das Einkommensniveau, die Hauspreise, das Beschaftigungsniveau und die Arbeitslosenzahlen angeht. Wir argumentieren, dass die zahlreichen funktionalen Abgrenzungen des Arbeitsmarkts, die in anderen Studien fur viele Lander geschaffen wurden, zur politischen Gestaltung nur nutzlich sind, wenn sie den verwaltungstechnischen Abgrenzungen hinsichtlich einiger relevanter Indikatoren fur die Arbeitsmarktkoharenz oder die regionalen Disparitaten klar uberlegen sind. Funktionale Regionen Pendlerverkehr Arbeitsmarktregionen Regionale Disparitaten Corvers F., Hensen M. y Bongaerts D. La delimitacion y coherencia de las regiones funcionales y administrativas, Regional Studies. En este articulo comprobamos si la coherencia del mercado laboral entre las municipalidades de las regiones funcionales de los Paises Bajos es mayor que la coherencia entre las regiones administrativas holandesas. Observamos que las desigualdades regionales no son significativamente menores en las regiones funcionales que en las regiones administrativas con respecto al nivel de ingresos, los precios de la vivienda y las tasas de empleo y desempleo. Sostenemos que las numerosas delimitaciones funcionales del mercado laboral que se han realizado para muchos paises en otros estudios son solo utiles para la elaboracion de politicas si claramente funcionan mejor que las delimitaciones administrativas con respecto a algunos indicadores relevantes de la coherencia del mercado laboral o de las desigualdades regionales. Regiones funcionales Desplazamientos diarios Cuenca de empleo Desigualdades regionales

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  • Frank Corvers & Maud Hensen & Dion Bongaerts, 2009. "Delimitation and Coherence of Functional and Administrative Regions," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(1), pages 19-31.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:43:y:2009:i:1:p:19-31
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400701654103
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