Een Blik op de Problematiek der Regionale Werkloosheidsdiscrepanties

Wouter Torfs
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Een Blik op de Problematiek der Regionale Werkloosheidsdiscrepanties

Dit werkstuk werpt een licht op de problematiek der regionale werkloosheidsdiscrepanties. Er wordt getracht een compleet overzicht te geven van de verschillende visies uit de bestaande literatuur. Een rode draad doorheen de uiteenzetting betreft het onderscheid tussen de equilibriumvisie en de disequilibriumvisie. Factoren met een potentiële invloed op regionale werkloosheidsdiscrepanties worden waar mogelijk onderverdeeld in één van beide categorieën. Voor de determinanten die zich niet als dusdanig laten categoriseren, wordt er een restcategorie voorzien. Vervolgens wordt er in het empirische gedeelte aan de hand van drie analytische kaders getest in welke mate de opgesomde determinanten inderdaad een invloed hebben op regionale werkloosheidsverschillen. Het werkstuk besluit met enkele conclusies en de daarbij horende beleidsaanbevelingen.

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Universiteit of Hogeschool
Master in de Economische Wetenschappen
Publicatiejaar
2008
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