Local Economic Structure and Industry Development in Germany, 1993-2001

17 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2004

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Uwe Blien

Institute for Employment Research (IAB); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Jens Suedekum

Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Date Written: October 2004

Abstract

This paper analyses the impact of dynamic MAR- and Jacobs-externalities on local employment growth in Germany between 1993 and 2001. In order to facilitate a comparison between the neighbouring countries we firstly replicate the study of Combes (2000) on local employment growth in France and find very similar results for Germany. Afterwards we formulate an alternative empirical model that is based on a weighted regression approach. With this model we find that Jacobs-externalities matter in manufacturing, whereas MAR-externalities are present in advanced service sectors.

Keywords: dynamic externalities, local employment growth, urbanisation and localisation effects

JEL Classification: R11, O40

Suggested Citation

Blien, Uwe and Südekum, Jens, Local Economic Structure and Industry Development in Germany, 1993-2001 (October 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=602403 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.602403

Uwe Blien

Institute for Employment Research (IAB) ( email )

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Nuremberg, 90478
Germany

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

P.O. Box 7240
Bonn, D-53072
Germany

Jens Südekum (Contact Author)

Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) ( email )

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Duesseldorf, NRW 40225
Germany

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) ( email )

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Munich, DE-81679
Germany

Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

P.O. Box 7240
Bonn, D-53072
Germany

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