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TY - JOUR
T1 - Regional unemployment in Poland
T2 - rural-urban contrasts
AU - Ingham, Hilary
AU - Ingham, Mike
AU - Herbst, Jan
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Unemployment continues to bedevil Poland, albeit with striking sub-national differences, which this article seeks to explain using random effects error component two-stage estimation for the country's NUTS 4 (nomenclature des unites territoriales statistiques) level powiats. Given the economy's peculiar configuration under communism, with its large private agricultural sector, emphasis is placed on rural–urban differences. While less densely populated areas do suffer higher unemployment rates, the effect is moderated by hidden unemployment in farming. On the other hand, powiats that housed the ex-state farms suffer a negative long-term legacy. Other notable results include an evident positive impact of foreign capital on local labour market fortunes.
AB - Unemployment continues to bedevil Poland, albeit with striking sub-national differences, which this article seeks to explain using random effects error component two-stage estimation for the country's NUTS 4 (nomenclature des unites territoriales statistiques) level powiats. Given the economy's peculiar configuration under communism, with its large private agricultural sector, emphasis is placed on rural–urban differences. While less densely populated areas do suffer higher unemployment rates, the effect is moderated by hidden unemployment in farming. On the other hand, powiats that housed the ex-state farms suffer a negative long-term legacy. Other notable results include an evident positive impact of foreign capital on local labour market fortunes.
U2 - 10.1080/00036840802600293
DO - 10.1080/00036840802600293
M3 - Journal article
VL - 43
SP - 1175
EP - 1186
JO - Applied Economics
JF - Applied Economics
SN - 0003-6846
IS - 10
ER -