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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
THE INFLUENCE OF ECONOMIC DIVERSITY ON UNEMPLOYMENT AND STABILITY*
Contributor:
Malizia, Emil E.;
Ke, Shanzi
imprint:
Wiley, 1993
Published in:Journal of Regional Science
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-9787.1993.tb00222.x
ISSN:
0022-4146;
1467-9787
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p><jats:bold>ABSTRACT. </jats:bold> For many years, regional scientists, economists, and geographers have been unable to clarify the influence of economic diversity on unemployment and instability in regional economies of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. This article presents plausible theory, proper units of analysis, valid measures, and more inclusive models of the diversity‐stability relationship. The findings are generalizable because the sample includes most metropolitan areas in the U.S. The empirical analysis estimates the influence of diversity, employment concentrated in unstable industries, population size, growth rate, and control variables on unemployment and employment instability during the 1972–88 period. The results indicate that metropolitan areas which are more diverse experience lower unemployment rates and less instability than areas which are less diverse.</jats:p>