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Structural Change, Employment Specialization and Regional Labour Market Performance: Evidence for the UK

Robson, M.T.

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Abstract

While structural change and regional differences in the pattern of employment specialization are widely perceived to be significant factors in accounting for disparities in the labour market performance of regions in the United Kingdom, there have been relatively few recent attempts to gather detailed evidence on this issue. The current study aims to fill this gap by examining the effects of structural change and associated changes in the pattern of employment specialization on three key indicators of regional labour market performance: the rate of employment growth, the unemployment rate and the rate of nonemployment. The findings indicate that while industry structure has statistically significant effects on regional labour market performance, the quantitative significance of these effects is relatively small.

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Robson, M. (2009). Structural Change, Employment Specialization and Regional Labour Market Performance: Evidence for the UK. Applied Economics, 41(3), 275-293. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601007278

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Feb 1, 2009
Deposit Date May 22, 2009
Journal Applied Economics
Print ISSN 0003-6846
Electronic ISSN 1466-4283
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 41
Issue 3
Pages 275-293
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840601007278
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1548369

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