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Persistent disparities in regional unemployment : application of a spatial filtering approach to local labour markets in Germany

Patuelli, Roberto ; Schanne, Norbert ; Griffith, Daniel A. ; Nijkamp, Peter

The geographical distribution and persistence of regional/local unemployment rates in heterogeneous economies (such as Germany) have been, in recent years, the subject of various theoretical and empirical studies. Several researchers have shown an interest in analysing the dynamic adjustment processes of unemployment and the average degree of dependence of the current unemployment rates or ...

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Neural networks for cross-sectional employment forecasts : a comparison of model specifications for Germany

Patuelli, Roberto ; Reggiani, Aura ; Nijkamp, Peter ; Schanne, Norbert

In this paper, we present a review of various computational experiments – and consequent results – concerning Neural Network (NN) models developed for regional employment forecasting. NNs are widely used in several fields because of their flexible specification structure. Their utilization in studying/predicting economic variables, such as employment or migration, is justified by the...