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...

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...

This paper analyses the entire wage effects of unemployment for an especially long observation period. In a three‐step approach, the wage reaction at the national level (wage‐setting curve or aggregate wage equation) is added to the reaction at the regional level (wage curve). Spatial models...

Empirische Analysen mit Paneldaten sind aus der wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung seit Beginn der 80er Jahren nicht mehr wegzudenken. Die Beliebtheit resultiert unter anderem aus der Möglichkeit, mithilfe von Paneldaten unbeobachtete Unterschiede zwischen den...