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The Creative Class, Bohemians and Local Labor Market Performance
Joachim Möller,
Annie Tubadji 
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Volume: 229, Issue: 2-3
Swansea University Author:
Annie Tubadji
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DOI (Published version): 10.1515/jbnst-2009-2-312
Abstract
The paper aims at testing Florida's concept of the Creative Class using panel data for 323 West German regions for the time period 1975—2004. Applying a dynamic system approach based on GMM, we find that the local concentration of the Creative Class has predictive power for the economic develop...
| Published in: | Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik |
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| ISSN: | 0021-4027 2366-049X |
| Published: |
2009
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa51999 |
| Abstract: |
The paper aims at testing Florida's concept of the Creative Class using panel data for 323 West German regions for the time period 1975—2004. Applying a dynamic system approach based on GMM, we find that the local concentration of the Creative Class has predictive power for the economic development of a region and tends to outperform traditional indicators of human capital. However, our results do not support Florida's assertion that the creative workers flock where the Bohemians are. According to our findings, the Creative Class is attracted by favorable economic conditions as indicated by employment growth or an increasing wage bill. |
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| Keywords: |
Culture, Regional Development, Bohemians, Creative Class, Dynamic Panel Methods |
| College: |
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Issue: |
2-3 |