Regional and industrial mobility of workers leaving mature industries

Abstract

"This paper follows the industry employment histories of all individuals at some point affiliated with the dismantling Swedish shipbuilding industry 1970-2000. We analyse the situation of the individual workers leaving shipbuilding through investigating to what extent they were employed at all, tended to move to related sectors inside or outside the region, and whether such moves were beneficial for the individuals. By cross-using German and Swedish data, our findings indicate a notable impact of regional industrial structure on the movement and success of individuals, and that individuals moving from shipbuilding to related sectors benefit more from moving than others." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Eriksson, R., Henning, M. & Otto, A. (2014): Regional and industrial mobility of workers leaving mature industries. A study of individuals who exit the Swedish shipbuilding industry 1970-2000. (Papers in evolutionary economic geography 2014/15), Utrecht, 27 p.