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The delimitation and coherence of functional and administrative regions

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  • Cörvers, F.

    (Research Centre for Educ and Labour Mark)

  • Hensen, M.M.

    (Research Centre for Educ and Labour Mark)

  • Bongaerts, D.

    (Research Centre for Educ and Labour Mark)

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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 Bonga
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  • Cörvers, F. & Hensen, M.M. & Bongaerts, D., 2006. "The delimitation and coherence of functional and administrative regions," ROA Research Memorandum 1E, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA).
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