We use the expansion of the high-speed rail (HSR) network in Germany as a natural
experiment to examine the causal effect of reductions in commuting time between regions …

Although the link between transport accessibility and the regional and local scope of labour
markets has been widely studied in the literature, high speed rail (HSR) commuting is a …

The provision of sufficient job opportunities has traditionally been a primary objective for
both local and central governments. In response to this concern, we investigate spatial …

The relations of dependence between transport accessibility, migration and the regional
scope of labour markets have been widely studied in the literature. However little attention …

Diese Studie zeigt für insgesamt 13 Indikatoren aus den Bereichen Wirtschaftskraft, soziale
Lage sowie Daseinsvorsorge und Infrastruktur, wie sich die regionalen Disparitäten in …

Abstract Since Marshall (1890), it has been widely held in urban economic theory that cities
insure workers against the risk of unemployment by offering a larger pool of potential jobs …

Most macroeconomic labour literature on estimating matching functions does not consider
spatial spillover effects. However, job search and vacancy-filling processes often involve …

The relationship between labour force participation and the business cycle is a common
topic in economic literature. However, few studies have examined if the cyclical sensitivity of …

Job mobility equilibrates disparities in local labour markets and influences the job-matching
efficiency. We specify a matching function with regional, occupational and combined …

This paper examines whether and how job matching in a local region is affected by
unemployment and vacancies in neighboring regions in addition to those in its own region …