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On Regional Unemployment: An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Geographical Differentials in the UK

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Gilmartin, Michelle [University of Strathclyde] Korobilis, Dimitris [UCL]

In this paper we consider the determinants of regional disparities in unemployment rates for the UK regions at NUTS-II level. We use a mixture panel data model to describe unemployment differentials between heterogeneous groups of regions. The results indicate the existence of two clusters of regions in the UK economy, characterized by high and low unemployment rates, respectively. A major source of heterogeneity appears to be caused by the varying effect (between the two clusters) of the share of employment in the service sector, and we trace its origin to the fact that the high unemployment cluster is characterized by a higher degree of urbanization. © 2012 The Authors. Scottish Journal of Political Economy © 2012 Scottish Economic Society.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2012
Language Anglais
Journal information "Scottish Journal of Political Economy" - Vol. 59, no. 2, p. 179-195 (2012)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
e-issn 1467-9485
issn 0036-9292
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - Autre
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Bibliographic reference Gilmartin, Michelle ; Korobilis, Dimitris. On Regional Unemployment: An Empirical Examination of the Determinants of Geographical Differentials in the UK. In: Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 59, no. 2, p. 179-195 (2012)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/160999