Publication
Jan 2007
This paper presents a spatial analysis of unemployment rates in Germany and aims to explain the stubbornly low labor productivity and high unemployment rates in Eastern Germany. The authors build a model of commuting to distinguish between worker and job characteristics as the main causes of the low labor productivity. Their preliminary results suggest that East and West German skills are very similar, while job characteristics differ significantly between East and West.
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Author | Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Rima Izem |
Series | Kiel Institute Working Papers |
Issue | 1307 |
Publisher | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
Copyright | © 2007 Kiel Institute for the World Economy |