With this Handbook, Miroslav Jovanović has provided readers with both an excellent stand-alone original reference book as well as an integral part of a comprehensive three-volume set. This introduction into a rich and expanding academic and practical world of international economic...

Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag untersucht die Entwicklung der qualifikatorischen Lohn- und Beschäftigungsstruktur vollerwerbstätiger männlicher Arbeitnehmer auf Basis der IAB-Beschäftigtenstichprobe im Zeitraum 1975 bis 1995. Die Analyse führt zu drei Hauptergebnissen. Erstens wird anhand von...

Summary The paper aims at testing Florida’s concept of the Creative Class using panel data for 323West German regions for the time period 1975-2004. Applying a dynamic system approach based on GMM, we find that the local concentration of the Creative Class has predictive power for the economic...

Summary The last decade has been shaped by dramatic developments in international trade, international investment and production, both in terms of the scale of events and in terms of their qualitative nature. Intriguing questions have been thrown up concerning the labor market impact of these...