Getting a full-time job as a part-time unemployed : How much does spatial context matter?

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

KARLSSON, J.

Dept. of Economics and Statistics, Centre for Labour Market and Discrimination Studies, Univ., Linnaeus, Suede

MÅNSSON, J.

Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE),Univ., Jönköping, Suede

Description :
This paper investigates the extent to which differences in the probability to exit from part-time unemployment to a full-time job are accountable for by spatial contextual factors and individual characteristics. To correctly incorporate contextual effects, a multilevel analysis is applied using a mixed-effects model to explore whether contextual factors account for differences in the probability of transition to full-time employment between individuals with different characteristics. The results indicate that there is a contextual effect and that there are some spatial spill-over effects from neighbouring municipalities, and that the unemployment rate partly explains the context variability. Furthermore, the contextual effect is found to be especially large for individuals without a university degree.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
The Annals of regional science, issn : 0570-1864, 2014, vol. 53, n°. 1, p. 179-195, nombre de pages : 17, Références bibliographiques : 50 ref.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Berlin, Springer

Langue :
Anglais