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 techniques, we analyse the timing of the impact of diversity and specialisation, as well as of the human capital structure of local industries. Diversity has a positive effect on...
