【摘要】Differences in regional unemployment are still pronounced in Germany, especially be-tween eastern and western Germany. Although the skill level seems i mportant for the relationshipbetween regional disparities and labor migration, corresponding empirical evidence is scarce. Apply-ing dynamic panel models, we investigate the impact of labor mobility differentiated by educationalattainment of the workers on regional unemployment disparities between 2000 and 2008. The impactof low- and medium-skilled migration is consistent with traditional neoclassical reasoning, suggestingthat labor mobility reduces differences in regional unemployment rates. In contrast, the migration ofhigh-skilled workers tends to reinforce disparities.

【文献来源】Granato N;Haas A;Hamann S;et al.Journal of Regional Science.2015（4）