The role of innovation and agglomeration for employment growth in the environmental sector

Jens Horbach and Markus Janser
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Jens Horbach: University of Applied Sciences Augsburg

No 201516, IAB-Discussion Paper from Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

Abstract: "The environmental sector is supposed to yield a dual benefit: its goods and services are intended to help to tackle environmental challenges and its establishments should create new jobs. However, it is still unclear in empirical terms whether that really is the case. This paper investigates whether employment growth in 'green' establishments with 'green' products and services is higher compared to other establishments. Furthermore, the main factors determining labor demand in this field are analyzed. We use linked employment and regional data for Germany. The descriptive results show that the environmental sector is characterized by disproportionately high employment growth. The application of both a generalized linear mixed model and an instrumental variables regression reveals that especially innovation and industry agglomeration foster employment growth in establishments in the environmental sector. Establishments without green products and services show a smaller increase in employment, even if they are also innovative." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Keywords: Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Beschäftigungseffekte; Innovation; Arbeitskräftenachfrage; Umweltschutzindustrie (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J23 Q52 Q55 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2015
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cse, nep-ene, nep-env, nep-geo, nep-ino, nep-tid and nep-ure
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Published in/as: Industry and innovation, online first (2016), 24 S., doi:10.1080/13662716.2016.1180237

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