Local Economic Structure and Industry Development in Germany, 1993-2001

This paper analyses the impact of dynamic MAR- and Jacobs-externalities on local employment growth in Germany between 1993 and 2001. In order to facilitate a comparison between the neighbouring countries we firstly replicate the study of Combes (2000) on local employment growth in France and find very similar results for Germany. Afterwards we formulate an alternative empirical model that is based on a weighted regression approach. With this model we find that Jacobs-externalities matter in manufacturing, whereas MARexternalities are present in advanced service sectors.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Blien, Uwe ; Suedekum, Jens
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Regionales Wachstum \| Beschäftigungseffekt \| Lokalisationseffekt \| Urbanisierungseffekt \| Regionale Entwicklung \| Wissenstransfer \| Schätzung \| Deutschland \| dynamic externalities \| local employment growth \| urbanisation and localisation effects

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 1333
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	474214656 [GVK] hdl:10419/20602 [Handle]
Classification:	R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes ; O40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity. General
Source:	EconStor

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