Blien, Uwe; Suedekum, Jens; Wolf, Katja - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
In this paper we study the dynamics of local employment growth in West Germany from 1980 to 2001. Using dynamic panel … local industries. Diversity has a positive effect on employment growth in the short run, which is stronger in manufacturing … manufacturing. Additionally, we look at the impact of firm size and regional wages on local employment growth. …