We study the formation of creative clusters in the light of the changes in theGerman economic and political structures during the 19th century. We show how themigration and geographic location of writers mirrors the evolution of the literary market froma patronage system in a pre-industrial,...

We study the formation of creative clusters in the light of the changes in theGerman economic and political structures during the 19th century. We show how themigration and geographic location of writers mirrors the evolution of the literary market froma patronage system in a pre-industrial,...

Are occupations that are well diversified across sectors less volatile, and less susceptible to external shocks? Most external shocks (e.g. manufacturing offshoring, oil shocks) impact the labor market along sectoral lines, i.e. they impact product and output markets; consequently, they affect...