Lokale Beschäftigtenentwicklung und Branchenspezialisierung im Ruhrgebiet und in Nordrhein-Westfalen

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Einig ◽  
Brigitte Zaspel
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Functional Specialization ◽  
Industrial Region ◽  
Employment Structure ◽  
Ruhr Area ◽  
Secondary Sector ◽  
Employment Trends

Local employment trends and functional specialization in the Ruhr area and in North Rhine- Westphalia. Caused by heavy structural change the Ruhr area is no more a pure industrial region. The employment structure of the region as a whole seems to develop in a very similar way like the entire North Rhine-Westphalia. However, local communities show a clear heterogeneity. This paper presents an empirical analysis of employment trends in the Ruhr area and in North Rhine- Westphalia from 1999 to 2005 with regard to spatial deconcentration and functional specialization. Cluster analysis is used to classify local communities by equal employment structure and trends. The result shows clear evidence for deconcentration only in the secondary sector and a polycentric employment structure.

Empirical Analysis on the Risk Factors of Total Repurchase Price in BT Project of Urban Rail Transit

2013 ◽  
Vol 357-360 ◽  
pp. 2890-2895
Author(s):  
Li Ming Xia ◽  
Le Sun
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Urban Rail

Through the identification of the risk factors affecting the total repurchase price in BT project of the urban rail transit, we obtain data by questionnaires and make cluster analysis on all risk variables.Then select the key risk factors that affect total repurchase price,which play a guiding role for controlling the total repurchase price in the BT project of urban rail transportation.

Export Upgrading and the Extent of Structural Change in Tax Revenue in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sèna Kimm Gnangnon
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Export Diversification ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

This article examines the relevance of export-upgrading strategy (export quality improvement and export diversification) in developing countries for the structural change in tax revenue (trade tax revenue versus domestic tax revenue). The empirical analysis suggests that the lower the degree of export upgrading (higher export concentration or low quality of export products) the higher the extent of structural change in tax revenue, that is, a tax transition reform. In the meantime, the effect of export upgrading on the extent of structural change in tax revenue appears to be conditioned on the degree of countries’ openness to international trade. JEL Classification: H1, F14, O1

Senegal

2018 ◽  
pp. 254-274
Author(s):  
E. Philip English
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Secondary Sector ◽  
The Press ◽  
Oil Shock

Senegal is one of the most stable and democratic countries in Africa. It has enjoyed multi-party rule for decades. There is substantial freedom of the press, and Dakar is one of the safest large cities in Africa. The economy has done less well. The oil shock of 1975 and the subsequent debt crisis led to a steady decline. The economy grew strongly for some years around the turn of the millennium. However there was little structural change, and the rural economy remained dependent on vulnerable rain-fed crops. While many African countries experienced a commodity-driven boom, the Senegalese economy slowed down. Today Senegal has a diversified economy driven by services—led by telecommunications and finance. In the secondary sector, construction has been the most dynamic, and the mining sector has gradually expanded.

A Cluster-Analysis of the Employment Structure Deviation for the 11 Cities in Zhejiang Province

2012 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 540-543
Author(s):  
Lan Tan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Regional Difference ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
Local Conditions ◽  
Employment Structure ◽  
Long Run

The paper uses data in 2010 for 11 cities of Zhejiang. Cluster analysis of SPSS is used to analyze the employment structure deviation for the 11 cities. The results show that the degree of employment structure deviation is different for different regions. Since the deviation may cause adverse effect on economic growth in the long run, government should fully consider the regional difference, and work out measures to suit local conditions, so as to improve the effect of policies to lower down the deviation.

The Universität Dortmund: An Agent of Structural Change in its Region

1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fritz Krieger ◽  
Silke Stratmann
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Its Region ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Turn Of The Millennium ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Ruhr Area ◽  
Universities Of Applied Sciences

At the turn of the millennium the German ‘land’ of Nordrhein-Westfalen is one of the more interesting academic landscapes in Europe. With over 40 universities, universities of applied sciences, and academies it has an unusual density of institutions of higher education. The great majority are ‘young’ universities. In particular, those in the conurbation of the Ruhr Area (the industrial heartland of Nordrhein-Westfalen) have to meet demands that go beyond what Humboldt expected from German academia. The Ruhr Area, with both its economic potential and the problems that seem to be endemic in regions of early industrialization, has set its hopes for regional revitalization on the universities. This paper examines in detail the example of the Universität Dortmund, which is located in the eastern part of the Ruhr Area, and focuses on how it has been helping to bring about structural change in that region.

scholarly journals Exploring a leading and lagging regions dichotomy: does entrepreneurship and diversity explain it?

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Ejdemo ◽  
Daniel Örtqvist
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
Industry Structure ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Regional Development Policies ◽  
Different Types

AbstractThere has been a long debate about the role of industry structure in the literature on why some regions successfully achieve economic growth, while other regions stagnate or decline. This paper provides an empirical analysis in which we, based on a cluster analysis, develop a taxonomy for regional growth. In a second part of the study, we explore how specialization and entrepreneurship are meaningful to discriminate between the different types of regions. Our results suggest that regional entrepreneurship and industry diversity characterized by relatedness are key elements in understanding why some regions are leading while others lag behind. The suggested taxonomy is argued to contribute with a nuanced perspective that can enhance discussions about improvements of regional development policies and to further empirical analysis on the topic.

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