The aim of this article is to shed light on regional differences in labor market performance. Using a cyclical-evolutionary approach, different types of regions with different economic potentials are distinguished. Arguments from segmented labor market theory are used to derive implications for the labor market performance of these regional types. A general pattern for regional labor market performance is developed by analyzing data on the rates, incidence, and duration of unemployment and vacancies for Austria.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Akerlof, G. A.
, and G. M. Main. 1981. An experience-weighted measure of employment and unemployment durations. American Economic Review71: 1003-1011.
2.
Akerlof, G. A.
, and J. L. Yellen. 1988. Fairness and unemployment. American Economic Review78: 44-49.
3.
Amendola, M.1983. A change of perspectives in the analysis of the process of innovation. Metroeconomica35: 261-274.
4.
Auty, R.1985. The product life-cycle and the global location of energy-intensive industry after the second oil shock. In International economic restructuring and the territorial community, eds. P. Hesp, W. Stohr, and B. Stuckey. Wien: United Nations International Development Organization.
5.
Barlos, R.
, and F. Proschan. 1967. Mathematical theory of reliability. New York: Wiley.
6.
Beitrage zur Osterreichischen Statistik. 1985. Volkszdhlung 1981, Hauptergebnisse. Wien: Herausgegeben vom Osterreichischen Statistischen.
7.
Blackaby, D. H.
, and D. N. Manning. 1987. Regional earnings revisted. The Manchester School55: 158-183.
8.
Blinder, A.1988. The challenge of high unemployment. American Economic Review78: 1-15.
9.
Booth, D.1986. Long waves and uneven regional growth. Southern Economic Journal53: 448-460.
10.
Bruckbauer, S., and M. Riese. 1987. Die laufzeit der offenen stellen in Osterreich. In Die dynamik des arbeitsmarkts. Wien: Bundesministerium fur Arbeit und Soziales, Forschungsbericht Nr. 19.
11.
Bulow, J.
, and L. Summers. 1986. A theory of dual labor markets with applications to industrial policy, discrimination, and Keynesian unemployment. Journal of Labor Economics4: 376-414.
12.
Cain, G.1976. The challenge of segment labor market theories to orthodox theory: A survey. Journal of Economic Literature14: 1215-1250.
13.
Cain, G.1987. Segmented labour markets. In The new Palgrave, Vol. 4, eds. J. Eatwell, M. Milgate, and P. Newman. London: Macmillan.
14.
Chinitz, B.1961. Contrast in agglomeration: New York and Pittsburgh. American Economic Review PP51: 363-374.
15.
Clark, K. B.
, and L. H. Summers. 1979. Labor market dynamics and unemployment: A reconsideration. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity10: 13-72.
16.
Dickens, W. T.
, and K. Lang. 1985. A test of dual labor market theory. American Economic Review75: 792-805.
17.
Dickens, W. T.
, and K. Lang. 1987. Where have all the good jobs gone? Deindus-trialization and labor market segmentation. In Unemployment and the structure of labor markets, eds. K. Lang and J. Leonard. New York: Basil Blackwell.
18.
Dickens, W. T.
, and K. Lang. 1988. The reemergence of segmented labour market theory. American Economic Review78: 129-134.
19.
Ellinger, R.1977. Industrial location behavior and spatial evolution. Journal of Industrial Economics25: 295-312.
20.
Freiburghaus, D.1978. Dynamik der Arbeitslosigkeit. Meisenheim am Glan: Hain.
21.
Friedmann, J.1972. A generalized theory of polarized development. In Growth centers in regional economic development, ed. N. Hansen. New York: The Free Press.
22.
Kaufer, E.1980. Industriebkonomie. Eine Einfzihrung in die Wettbewerbstheorie. MUnchen: Vahlen.
23.
Kellerer, H. 1965. Mittlere Verbleibdauer und Umschlaghäufigkeitzwei Kennzahlen fur Erneuerungsintensität von Bestandsmassen. Schweizerische Zeitschrift fir Volkswirtschaft und Statistik 101.
24.
Kubin, I. 1985. Dauer der Arbeitslosigkeit—Laufzeit der offenen Stellen. Methodische Konzeption. Linz/Graz: Universitat Linz/Universitat Graz. Forschungsschwerpunkt S 44 "Dynamik der Arbeitslosigkeit und Beschaftigung."
25.
Kubin, I. 1987. Regionale Arbeitslosigkeit: Dauer und Betroffenheit in den oster-reichischen Bundeslandern. In Arbeitslosigkeit und Arbeitsangebot in Osterreich, eds. K. W. Rothschild and G. Tichy. Wien, New York: Springer.
26.
Kubin, I. 1990. Regionale Arbeitslosigkeit und Regionstypen. Eine segmentations-theoretische Interpretation. In Arbeitslosigkeit, Okonomische und soziologische Perspektiven, eds. R. Buchegger, K. W. Rothschild, and G. Tichy. Berlin: Springer.
27.
Kubin, I., and E. Pichler. 1987. Jugendarbeitslosigkeit in der Steiermark. Ein empirischer Befund. Wirtschaftspolitische Bldtter 34: 61-75
28.
Maier, G.
, and P. Weiss. 1986. The importance of regional factors in the determination of earnings: The case of Austria. International Regional Science Review10: 211-220.
29.
Maier, G., and P. Weiss. 1988a. Die regionale Dimension der Arbeitsmarktsegmentierung. Eine empirische Untersuchungfur Osterreich. Wien: Arbeitspapier des Arbeitskreises Sozialwissenschaftliche Arbeitsmarktforschung 10.
30.
Maier, G., and P. Weiss. 1988b. Regionale Arbeitsmarktsegmentierung in Osterreich. Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft 14: 505-22.
31.
Markusen, A.1985. Profit cycles, oligopoly, and regional development. Cambridge: MIT Press.
32.
Marshall, R.1974. The economics of racial discrimination: A survey. Journal of Economic Literature12: 849-871.
33.
Massey, D.1979. In what sense a regional problem. Regional Studies13: 233-243.
34.
McDonald, I. M.
, and R. M. Solow. 1985. Wages and employment in a segmented labor market. The Quarterly Journal of Economics100: 1115-1141.
35.
McNabb, R.1987. Testing for labour market segmentation in Britain. The Manchester School55: 257-273.
36.
Norton, R.
, and J. Rees. 1979. The product cycle and the spatial decentralization of American manufacturing. Regional Studies13: 141-151.
37.
Piore, M.1975. Notes for a theory of market stratification. In Labor market segmentation, eds. R. C. Edwards, M. Reich, and D. M. Gordon. Lexington: Heath.
38.
Salant, S.1977. Search theory and duration data: A theory of sorts. Quarterly Journal of Economics91: 39-57.
39.
Scott, A.1983. Industrial organization and the logic of intrametropolitan location: I. Theoretical considerations. Economic Geography3: 233-250.
40.
Steiner, M.1990a. How different are regions? An evolutionary approach to regional inequality. In Infrastructure and the space-economy: Essays in honor of Rolf Funck, ed. K. Peschel. Berlin: Springer.
Steiner, M.1990c. "Good" and "bad" regions? Criteria to evaluate regional performance in face of an enforced internationalization of the European Economy. Built Environment16: 52-69.
43.
Steiner, M.
, and A. Belschan. 1991. Technological life cycles and regional types: An economic interpretation and some stylized facts. Technovation11: 483-498.
44.
Steiner, M.
, and U. Posch. 1985. Problems of structural adaptation in old industrial areas: A factor-analytic approach. Environment and Planning A17: 1127-1139.
45.
Stiglitz, J. E.1987. The causes and consequences of the dependence of quality on price. Journal of Economic Literature25: 1-48.
46.
Storper, M.1986. Technology and new regional growth complexes: The economics of discontinuous spatial development. In Technological change, employment and spatial dynamics, ed. P. Nijkamp. Berlin: Springer.
47.
Suarez-Villa, L.1984. Industrial exports enclaves and manufacturing change. Papers of the Regional Science Association54: 89-112.
48.
Summers, L. H.1988. Relative wages, efficiency wages, and Keynesian unemployment. American Economic Review78: 383-388.
49.
Tödtling, F. 1983. Organisatorischer Status von Betrieben und Arbeitsplatzqualitdt in peripheren und entwicklungsschwachen Gebieten 6sterreichs. Wien: Verband der wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften Osterreichs.
