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An Analysis of Urban Size and Territorial Location Effects on Employment Probabilities: The Spanish Case
Author(s) -
VIÑUELAJIMÉNEZ ANA,
RUBIERAMOROLLÓN FERNANDO,
CUETO BEGOÑA
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
growth and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.657
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1468-2257
pISSN - 0017-4815
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2257.2010.00536.x
Subject(s) - employability , economic geography , position (finance) , geography , distribution (mathematics) , relevance (law) , location , demographic economics , regional science , economic growth , economics , political science , mathematics , mathematical analysis , geodesy , finance , law
The probability of being employed varies depending on several factors. Many of these are related to personal characteristics such as educational level, age, gender, or number and age of children. Nevertheless, other factors may be relevant, in particular the geographical environment. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relevance of urban size and the position of each territory (in terms of its distance from large metropolises) for the probability of being employed in the Spanish economy. Following the set of economic regions suggested by Polése, Shearmur and Rubiera (2007), we try to explain the spatial patterns of employment distribution. Our results show some relevant differences between these alternative economic areas. We find that municipalities with similar sizes and located at a similar distance from a metropolis but belonging to different Autonomous Communities or provinces share similar employability patterns.