Regional labour markets and job accessibility in City Network systems in Germany

Aura Reggiani (), Pietro Bucci, Giovanni Russo, Anette Haas and Peter Nijkamp

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 4, 528-536

Abstract: Spatial labour markets are subjected to the forces of regional economic activity and competing network effects. Commuting is, therefore, an important equilibrating vehicle in a City Network constellation. Cities act as attractors of commuters, as most economic activity occurs in cities, thus providing a high share of attractive workplaces. Cities that are centrally connected in a network may act as both centripetal and centrifugal forces in the whole system. The present paper focuses on what is named the City Network (CN) approach. A central idea is the accessibility concept, which is interpreted here as the potential of opportunity for interaction, which has a positive impact on economic growth. In our paper, the accessibility concept and the CN concept are linked together by positioning accessibility in the CN system. Since accessibility measures give geographical insights into the distribution of economic activities and the related (dis)equilibrium of regional development patterns, the connection with the labour market is evident, and, therefore, a second focus of our analysis.

Keywords: Regional labour market; City Network; Accessibility; Commuting; German districts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.05.008

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