The Creative Class, Bohemians and Local Labor Market Performance: A Micro-data Panel Study for Germany 1975-2004

Joachim Möller and Annie Tubadji

No 08-135, ZEW Discussion Papers from ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research

Abstract: The paper aims at testing Florida's concept of the Creative Class using panel data for 323 West German regions for the time period 1975 - 2004. Applying a dynamic system approach based on GMM, we find that the local concentration of the Creative Class has predictive power for the economic development of a region and tends to outperform traditional indicators of human capital. However, our results do not support Florida's assertion that the creative workers flock where the Bohemians are. According to our findings, the Creative Class is attracted by favorable economic conditions as indicated by employment growth or an increasing wage bill.

Keywords: Culture; Regional Development; Bohemians; Creative Class; Dynamic Panel Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 O1 O3 R1 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo, nep-lab and nep-ure
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