Urban Unemployment in the EU, Tertiary-sector Employment Growth and Urban Size
- 1 November 1999
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Urban Studies
- Vol. 36 (12) , 2121-2133
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098992584
Abstract
The paper uses REGIO data to study recent change in unemployment in major urban areas of Europe. Previous results suggested a significant role for tertiarisation in employment, and a systematic association with urban size. This work is carried forward using more recent data on urban areas at NUTS 3 level. Patterns in variation of unemployment across countries and city sizes are discussed. Econometric estimates going beyond OLS are discussed using LIMDEP software.Keywords
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