Agglomeration and Regional Unemployment Disparities A Theoretical Analysis with Reference to the European Union
In the European Union, unemployment rates differ markedly across regions, both within and across nations. This study presents a coherent theoretical approach to explain the emergence and persistence of such regional unemployment disparities. The analysis builds on the wage curve literature, and on r...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Bern
Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
2018
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| Series: | cege-Schriften
6 |
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| Online Access: | OAPEN Library: download the publication OAPEN Library: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | In the European Union, unemployment rates differ markedly across regions, both within and across nations. This study presents a coherent theoretical approach to explain the emergence and persistence of such regional unemployment disparities. The analysis builds on the wage curve literature, and on regional agglomeration theories like the new economic geography. These theoretical strings are combined and extended, in order to provide a unified framework. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (230 p.) |
| ISBN: | b14155 9783631756867 |
| Access: | Open Access |