Ulf Lindgren
Biographic Data
| ID | 416045 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulf Lindgren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulf |
| FAMILY NAME | Lindgren |
| SIGNATURE | LINDGREN U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Umeå University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2796-3547 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 280 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 37 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Housing Prices and Segregation: The Case of Social Frontiers
Residential segregation has become an increasingly prevalent feature of many European cities. This paper studies a special type of residential segregation—known as a social frontier —which arises from abrupt spatial divisions between the population composition of different neighboring groups. Although related “borders models” have been previously studied, both theoretically and empirically, the current work presents the first attempt to quantify …
Consequences of Social Frontiers Segregation for Labour Income: Evidence From Oslo
We study the impact on earned income of living in neighbourhoods characterised by a special type of residential segregation, called social frontiers. Possible labour market outcomes of living in neighbourhoods marked by social frontiers have not been previously studied. Social frontiers represent abrupt transitions between adjacent neighbourhoods and arise when there are significant and substantial spatial divisions or ‘cliff‐edges’ in the propor…
A web experience exploring spatio–linguistic data: The case of place-making signs in Northern Sweden
Previous research has highlighted the limitations encountered in representing the dynamism of language use and contacts. Here, linguistic landscapes from five towns in Northern Sweden are the point of departure for investigating novel perspectives through the geovisualization of multilingualism, with the ultimate aim of understanding how languages in our surroundings help construct public spaces. As an outcome, a web GIS application, based on 686…
A barrier to sustainable transports? Path dependence and the Swedish tax deduction for commuting
We explore the decisions in Parliament about the Swedish tax deduction for commuting since the 1980s. The aim is to explain the continuity of the tax regulation despite several attempts from motions in Parliament and public investigations to reform it towards environmental goals, e.g., reduced emissions of CO 2 . When reforms have been proposed, the political majority in Parliament has regardless of political colour voted against and retreated to…
Firm relocations, commuting and relationship stability
In this paper we study the impact of firm relocations on commuting distance and the probability of married couples and cohabiting couples with children separating. We use Swedish register data for the period 2010–16 and select employees of relocating firms with one workplace and more than 10 employees. Focusing on this sample allows us to use plausibly exogenous variation in the commuting distance arising from the relocation. We extend the litera…
Trajectories of Spatial Assimilation or Place Stratification? A Typology of Residence and Workplace Histories of Newly Arrived Migrants in Sweden
In most societies, resources and opportunities are concentrated in neighborhoods and workplaces occupied by the host population. The spatial assimilation and place stratification theories propose trajectories (the sequences of events) leading to minority and migrant access to or exclusion from these advantageous places. However, most previous research on these theories did not ask whether such theorized trajectories occur. We apply sequence analy…
Multilingualism in the North: From Baklava to Tre Kronor
This article explores processes of place-making through the study of the linguistic landscape of a small-size town in Northern Sweden. The analysis of signs is used as a tool for examining the role and visibility of actors in the landscape. For this purpose, we examine who the authors are, what forms of multilingualism can be observed, and who has agency in the place-making of the public space. Our documentation consists of photos and fieldnotes …
Understanding the multiple dynamics of the countryside – Examples from forest cases in northern Europe
Does broadband internet allow cities to ‘borrow size’? Evidence from the Swedish labour market
Borrowed size refers to the idea that small cities near larger metropolitan centres can reap the advantages of large agglomerations, but without the costs of agglomeration. The study explores whether broadband internet helps such smaller cities to enjoy the labour market benefits of a larger city. Using Swedish micro-data from 2007 to 2015, together with unique data on broadband, suggestive evidence is found that broadband indeed allows smaller c…
The effect of neighbourhood social capital on child injuries: A gender-stratified analysis
We designed a longitudinal retrospective cohort study to analyse the associations between neighbourhood social capital and child injures. Register data from the Umeå Simsam Lab in Sweden was used to measure child injuries and demographic and socioeconomic factors at individual, household and neighbourhood level. A social capital score from a previous survey was used to measure neighbourhood social capital. We conducted a three-level multilevel ne…
Social proximity and firm performance: The Importance of Family Member Ties in Workplaces
This study empirically assesses the role of social proximity, defined as the concentration of family members (FM) in firms, on firm performance. Based on longitudinal micro-data for the period 1995–2010 connecting information on workers and their workplaces in the Swedish labour market, the effects of FM (parents, children, siblings and grandparents) on per capita productivity in 15,359 firms were analysed. The results indicate that FM positively…
Knowledge flows in high-impact firms: How does relatedness influence survival, acquisition and exit
Following the impact on regional renewal and employment ascribed to rapidly growing firms (High impact firms, HIFs) this article argues that little is still known in economic geography and business studies today regarding the mechanisms influencing growth of such firms and, hence, the potential impact on regional employment. The aim of this article is thus to explore how the qualitative content of skills (i.e. the degree of similarity, relatednes…
Changing patterns of residential and workplace segregation in the Stockholm metropolitan area
Immigrant–native segregation is present in the spaces in which individuals from different ethnic/racial groups practice their everyday lives; interact with others and develop their ethnic, social and spatial networks. The overwhelming majority of academic research on immigrant segregation has focused on the residential domain, thus largely overlooking other arenas of daily interaction. The present study contributes to the emerging literature on i…
Factors Shaping Workplace Segregation Between Natives and Immigrants
Research on segregation of immigrant groups is increasingly turning its attention from residential areas toward other important places, such as the workplace, where immigrants can meet and interact with members of the native population. This article examines workplace segregation of immigrants. We use longitudinal, georeferenced Swedish population register data, which enables us to observe all immigrants in Sweden for the period 1990–2005 on an a…
Labour Market Externalities and Regional Growth in Sweden: The Importance of Labour Mobility between Skill-Related Industries
Boschma R., Eriksson R. H. and Lindgren U. Labour market externalities and regional growth in Sweden: the importance of labour mobility between skill-related industries, Regional Studies. This study investigates the relationship between labour market externalities and regional growth based on real labour flows. In particular, it tests for the importance of labour mobility across so-called skill-related industries between 435 four-digit industries…
Is Your Commute Killing You? On the Mortality Risks of Long-Distance Commuting
There is a general belief that expanding labour-market regions, triggered by increased commuting, have positive economic effects on individuals, firms, and society. Recently, however, scholars have reported possible negative outcomes related to health and well-being. Based on these findings, this study addresses the association between long-distance commuting, and mortality. Using longitudinal individual data from between 1985 and 2008, focusing …
Labour mobility and plant performance: On the (dis)similarity between labour‐ and capital‐intensive sectors for knowledge diffusion and productivity
In this article we analyse differences between capital‐ and labour‐intensive sectors with regard to the impact of workforce composition and labour mobility on plant performance. By the use of geo‐referenced longitudinal employer–employee data on a micro level, we analyse labour flows between plants within and between labour market regions. The analysis is carried out using weighted least squares (WLS) regression analysis combined with additional …
The Importance of Business Climate and People Climate on Regional Performance
Creativity and talent are considered key factors in regional development due to the connection between growth, city-regions and human capital. To come to a deeper understanding of the relevance of recent amenity-driven theories and how they are related to employment and gross regional product per capita (GRP) at the regional level, this paper analyses the influence of business climate (business-friendly assets) and people climate (amenities). Bas…
Do Changes in GDP Influence Commuting Distances? A Study of Swedish Commuting Patterns Between 1990 and 2006
Several studies have analysed the relationships between individuals' commuting distances and individual characteristics, discrimination, societal structure and planning. Largely left unexplored, however, are the long‐term relationships between changes in the economic cycle and the effects on individual commuting distances. Using regression analyses, this study focuses on the relationship between changes in GDP and commuters' response reflected in…
Driving from the Centre to the Periphery: The Diffusion of Private Cars in Sweden, 1960–1975
The diffusion of private cars in Sweden has not yet been examined in a national long-run perspective covering all individuals. This article enquires whether the diffusion of private cars followed t
Learning through Contact? The Effects on Earnings of Immigrant Exposure to the Native Population
Factors influencing immigrant labour-market outcomes have received increased scholarly attention lately. A recent research focus has been the effects of residential setting on labour-market outcomes. This study brings a new dimension to this emerging body of research, introducing the role played by workplace composition, in addition to place of residence, in immigrant earnings. Based on Swedish longitudinal register data, ordinary least squares r…
Attractive vicinities
This paper examines the significance of spatial and socioeconomic factors in determining place attractiveness, and it suggests an explorative method for the analysis of detailed patterns of spatial attractiveness. By departing from a simple spatial model that distinguishes between different hinterlands at varying distances from the individuals' immediate neighbourhood, we analyse the relative importance of demographic, labour‐market, service as w…
How does labour mobility affect the performance of plants? The importance of relatedness and geographical proximity
This article analyses the impact of skill portfolios and labour mobility on plant performance by means of a unique database that connects attributes of individuals to features of plants for the whole Swedish economy. We found that a portfolio of related competences at the plant level increases significantly productivity growth of plants, in contrast to plant portfolios consisting of either similar or unrelated competences. Based on the analysis o…
Localized mobility clusters: Impacts of labour market externalities on firm performance
This article analyses the impact of labour market-induced externalities on firm performance by using a unique database that connects attributes of individuals to workplaces for the entire Swedish economy. Based on the analysis of 256,985 workplaces, our results show that firms belonging to networks of local job mobility (i.e. ‘localized mobility clusters’) significantly outperform other similar firms within the local labour market. The results al…
Agglomeration Mobility: Effects of Localisation, Urbanisation, and Scale on Job Changes
Following increased attention being paid to the importance of labour-market processes in relation to knowledge diffusion and learning, this study addresses the influence of agglomeration economies (localisation, urbanisation, and scale) on the propensity to change jobs between and within local labour markets. From the use of longitudinal individual data (1990-2002), controlling for factors such as age, sex, income, and social relations, the resul…
Geographical Labour Mobility: Migration or Commuting
ELIASSON K., LINDGREN U. and WESTERLUND O. (2003) Geographical labour mobility: migration or commuting?, Reg. Studies 37 , 827-837. In this paper, we examine how individual labour market status and spatial variations in employment opportunities influence interregional job search behaviour and mobility decisions in Sweden. The econometric analysis is based on 290,000 individual observations and refers to the years 1994-95. The empirical results sh…
How does labour mobility affect the performance of plants? The importance of relatedness and geographical proximity
This article analyses the impact of skill portfolios and labour mobility on plant performance by means of a unique database that connects attributes of individuals to features of plants for the whole Swedish economy. We found that a portfolio of related competences at the plant level increases significantly productivity growth of plants, in contrast to plant portfolios consisting of either similar or unrelated competences. Based on the analysis o…
Labour Market Externalities and Regional Growth in Sweden: The Importance of Labour Mobility between Skill-Related Industries
Boschma R., Eriksson R. H. and Lindgren U. Labour market externalities and regional growth in Sweden: the importance of labour mobility between skill-related industries, Regional Studies. This study investigates the relationship between labour market externalities and regional growth based on real labour flows. In particular, it tests for the importance of labour mobility across so-called skill-related industries between 435 four-digit industries…
Who is the counter‐urban mover? Evidence from the Swedish urban system
This study analyses differences between counter‐urban movers and movers heading for other destinations. Through the elaboration of a spatial model based upon settlement structure and functional hinterlands, counter‐urban migration can be measured on the ground throughout the urban system. Empirical analysis of the counter‐urban mover is rendered possible by access to a comprehensive longitudinal micro‐database that contains demographic, socio‐eco…
Localized mobility clusters: Impacts of labour market externalities on firm performance
This article analyses the impact of labour market-induced externalities on firm performance by using a unique database that connects attributes of individuals to workplaces for the entire Swedish economy. Based on the analysis of 256,985 workplaces, our results show that firms belonging to networks of local job mobility (i.e. ‘localized mobility clusters’) significantly outperform other similar firms within the local labour market. The results al…
Factors Shaping Workplace Segregation Between Natives and Immigrants
Research on segregation of immigrant groups is increasingly turning its attention from residential areas toward other important places, such as the workplace, where immigrants can meet and interact with members of the native population. This article examines workplace segregation of immigrants. We use longitudinal, georeferenced Swedish population register data, which enables us to observe all immigrants in Sweden for the period 1990–2005 on an a…
Changing patterns of residential and workplace segregation in the Stockholm metropolitan area
Immigrant–native segregation is present in the spaces in which individuals from different ethnic/racial groups practice their everyday lives; interact with others and develop their ethnic, social and spatial networks. The overwhelming majority of academic research on immigrant segregation has focused on the residential domain, thus largely overlooking other arenas of daily interaction. The present study contributes to the emerging literature on i…
Learning through Contact? The Effects on Earnings of Immigrant Exposure to the Native Population
Factors influencing immigrant labour-market outcomes have received increased scholarly attention lately. A recent research focus has been the effects of residential setting on labour-market outcomes. This study brings a new dimension to this emerging body of research, introducing the role played by workplace composition, in addition to place of residence, in immigrant earnings. Based on Swedish longitudinal register data, ordinary least squares r…
Does broadband internet allow cities to ‘borrow size’? Evidence from the Swedish labour market
Borrowed size refers to the idea that small cities near larger metropolitan centres can reap the advantages of large agglomerations, but without the costs of agglomeration. The study explores whether broadband internet helps such smaller cities to enjoy the labour market benefits of a larger city. Using Swedish micro-data from 2007 to 2015, together with unique data on broadband, suggestive evidence is found that broadband indeed allows smaller c…
Trajectories of Spatial Assimilation or Place Stratification? A Typology of Residence and Workplace Histories of Newly Arrived Migrants in Sweden
In most societies, resources and opportunities are concentrated in neighborhoods and workplaces occupied by the host population. The spatial assimilation and place stratification theories propose trajectories (the sequences of events) leading to minority and migrant access to or exclusion from these advantageous places. However, most previous research on these theories did not ask whether such theorized trajectories occur. We apply sequence analy…
Agglomeration Mobility: Effects of Localisation, Urbanisation, and Scale on Job Changes
Following increased attention being paid to the importance of labour-market processes in relation to knowledge diffusion and learning, this study addresses the influence of agglomeration economies (localisation, urbanisation, and scale) on the propensity to change jobs between and within local labour markets. From the use of longitudinal individual data (1990-2002), controlling for factors such as age, sex, income, and social relations, the resul…
Social proximity and firm performance: The Importance of Family Member Ties in Workplaces
This study empirically assesses the role of social proximity, defined as the concentration of family members (FM) in firms, on firm performance. Based on longitudinal micro-data for the period 1995–2010 connecting information on workers and their workplaces in the Swedish labour market, the effects of FM (parents, children, siblings and grandparents) on per capita productivity in 15,359 firms were analysed. The results indicate that FM positively…
Labour mobility and plant performance: On the (dis)similarity between labour‐ and capital‐intensive sectors for knowledge diffusion and productivity
In this article we analyse differences between capital‐ and labour‐intensive sectors with regard to the impact of workforce composition and labour mobility on plant performance. By the use of geo‐referenced longitudinal employer–employee data on a micro level, we analyse labour flows between plants within and between labour market regions. The analysis is carried out using weighted least squares (WLS) regression analysis combined with additional …
Attractive vicinities
This paper examines the significance of spatial and socioeconomic factors in determining place attractiveness, and it suggests an explorative method for the analysis of detailed patterns of spatial attractiveness. By departing from a simple spatial model that distinguishes between different hinterlands at varying distances from the individuals' immediate neighbourhood, we analyse the relative importance of demographic, labour‐market, service as w…
Knowledge flows in high-impact firms: How does relatedness influence survival, acquisition and exit
Following the impact on regional renewal and employment ascribed to rapidly growing firms (High impact firms, HIFs) this article argues that little is still known in economic geography and business studies today regarding the mechanisms influencing growth of such firms and, hence, the potential impact on regional employment. The aim of this article is thus to explore how the qualitative content of skills (i.e. the degree of similarity, relatednes…
Is Your Commute Killing You? On the Mortality Risks of Long-Distance Commuting
There is a general belief that expanding labour-market regions, triggered by increased commuting, have positive economic effects on individuals, firms, and society. Recently, however, scholars have reported possible negative outcomes related to health and well-being. Based on these findings, this study addresses the association between long-distance commuting, and mortality. Using longitudinal individual data from between 1985 and 2008, focusing …
The Importance of Business Climate and People Climate on Regional Performance
Creativity and talent are considered key factors in regional development due to the connection between growth, city-regions and human capital. To come to a deeper understanding of the relevance of recent amenity-driven theories and how they are related to employment and gross regional product per capita (GRP) at the regional level, this paper analyses the influence of business climate (business-friendly assets) and people climate (amenities). Bas…
Transnational citizens or circulating semi‐proletarians? A study of migration circulation between Sweden and Asia, Latin America and Africa between 1968 and 2002
Theoretically significant research on transnational migrations has usually been based on in‐depth qualitative studies with detailed case study data linked to specific contexts. The concept of transnationalism has been used to capture and theorise enduring and complex interchanges of people, things and ideas between places, regions and/or countries, that are separated by borders, and usually by large physical distances. Transnationalism has also b…
The effect of neighbourhood social capital on child injuries: A gender-stratified analysis
We designed a longitudinal retrospective cohort study to analyse the associations between neighbourhood social capital and child injures. Register data from the Umeå Simsam Lab in Sweden was used to measure child injuries and demographic and socioeconomic factors at individual, household and neighbourhood level. A social capital score from a previous survey was used to measure neighbourhood social capital. We conducted a three-level multilevel ne…
Do Changes in GDP Influence Commuting Distances? A Study of Swedish Commuting Patterns Between 1990 and 2006
Several studies have analysed the relationships between individuals' commuting distances and individual characteristics, discrimination, societal structure and planning. Largely left unexplored, however, are the long‐term relationships between changes in the economic cycle and the effects on individual commuting distances. Using regression analyses, this study focuses on the relationship between changes in GDP and commuters' response reflected in…
Socio‐economic impacts of locating a nuclear waste repository in sweden
This paper examines possible socio‐economic effects of locating a nuclear waste repository in a rural region of Sweden. In particular, the aim is to analyse the local population and employment developments induced by the construction and operation of a storage facility. A socio‐economic impact model has been constructed in order to amalgamate estimations of demand, linkages and production conditions within different sectors of trade and business …
A barrier to sustainable transports? Path dependence and the Swedish tax deduction for commuting
We explore the decisions in Parliament about the Swedish tax deduction for commuting since the 1980s. The aim is to explain the continuity of the tax regulation despite several attempts from motions in Parliament and public investigations to reform it towards environmental goals, e.g., reduced emissions of CO 2 . When reforms have been proposed, the political majority in Parliament has regardless of political colour voted against and retreated to…
Firm relocations, commuting and relationship stability
In this paper we study the impact of firm relocations on commuting distance and the probability of married couples and cohabiting couples with children separating. We use Swedish register data for the period 2010–16 and select employees of relocating firms with one workplace and more than 10 employees. Focusing on this sample allows us to use plausibly exogenous variation in the commuting distance arising from the relocation. We extend the litera…
Multilingualism in the North: From Baklava to Tre Kronor
This article explores processes of place-making through the study of the linguistic landscape of a small-size town in Northern Sweden. The analysis of signs is used as a tool for examining the role and visibility of actors in the landscape. For this purpose, we examine who the authors are, what forms of multilingualism can be observed, and who has agency in the place-making of the public space. Our documentation consists of photos and fieldnotes …
Driving from the Centre to the Periphery: The Diffusion of Private Cars in Sweden, 1960–1975
The diffusion of private cars in Sweden has not yet been examined in a national long-run perspective covering all individuals. This article enquires whether the diffusion of private cars followed t
Local or non-Local: Some notes on the economic-geographical impacts of large investments
Local or Non-Local? Some Notes on the Economic-Geographical Impacts of Large Investments
Urban Lindgren, Ron Mahieu, , Local or Non-Local? Some Notes on the Economic-Geographical Impacts of Large Investments, Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography, Vol. 74, No. 3 (1992), pp. 211-228
From Resource to Market: Postwar Spatial Changes in a Swedish Forest Company
Despite the wealth of empirical and theoretical literature on transnational corporations, little has been written about the spatial consequences of changes in the ownership of forest‐based industries. These types of tnc embrace a broad range of activities, formerly based solely upon forest raw material, comprising sawmilling and pulp and paper manufacturing. In Sweden, these industries were mostly located near raw material supplies and concentrat…
Socio-Economic Impacts of Locating a Nuclear Waste Repository in Sweden
Socio‐economic impacts of locating a nuclear waste repository in sweden
This paper examines possible socio‐economic effects of locating a nuclear waste repository in a rural region of Sweden. In particular, the aim is to analyse the local population and employment developments induced by the construction and operation of a storage facility. A socio‐economic impact model has been constructed in order to amalgamate estimations of demand, linkages and production conditions within different sectors of trade and business …
Simulating the long-term labour market effects of an industrial investment. A microsimulation approach
The aim of this article is to investigate the long-term local labour market impacts of an industrial investment. In the beginning of the 1990s the Swedish forest-based company SCA introduced a new technology for the production of high quality paper (LWC-paper) in the Ortviken papermill, which is situated in Sundsvall (northern Sweden). The regional income injection in connection with the implementation of the investment has previously been invest…
Who is the counter‐urban mover? Evidence from the Swedish urban system
This study analyses differences between counter‐urban movers and movers heading for other destinations. Through the elaboration of a spatial model based upon settlement structure and functional hinterlands, counter‐urban migration can be measured on the ground throughout the urban system. Empirical analysis of the counter‐urban mover is rendered possible by access to a comprehensive longitudinal micro‐database that contains demographic, socio‐eco…
Geographical Labour Mobility: Migration or Commuting
ELIASSON K., LINDGREN U. and WESTERLUND O. (2003) Geographical labour mobility: migration or commuting?, Reg. Studies 37 , 827-837. In this paper, we examine how individual labour market status and spatial variations in employment opportunities influence interregional job search behaviour and mobility decisions in Sweden. The econometric analysis is based on 290,000 individual observations and refers to the years 1994-95. The empirical results sh…
Environmental and Economic Impacts of Decision-Making at an Arable Farm: An Integrative Modeling Approach
This study examines the dependency between physical and anthropogenic systems in arable farming. The dynamic simulation model, which has its methodological origins in the modeling traditions of environmental systems analysis and microsimulation, reproduces the mutual links between the physical flows (e.g. energy, materials, emissions, and products), the farmer as a decision-making agent, and structural conditions influencing the farm. In running …
Environmental and Economic Impacts of Decision-Making at an Arable Farm: An Integrative Modeling Approach
This study examines the dependency between physical and anthropogenic systems in arable farming. The dynamic simulation model, which has its methodological origins in the modeling traditions of environmental systems analysis and microsimulation, reproduces the mutual links between the physical flows (e.g. energy, materials, emissions, and products), the farmer as a decision-making agent, and structural conditions influencing the farm. In running …
Transnational citizens or circulating semi‐proletarians? A study of migration circulation between Sweden and Asia, Latin America and Africa between 1968 and 2002
Theoretically significant research on transnational migrations has usually been based on in‐depth qualitative studies with detailed case study data linked to specific contexts. The concept of transnationalism has been used to capture and theorise enduring and complex interchanges of people, things and ideas between places, regions and/or countries, that are separated by borders, and usually by large physical distances. Transnationalism has also b…
Quality-of-life outcome after hallux valgus surgery
Attractive vicinities
This paper examines the significance of spatial and socioeconomic factors in determining place attractiveness, and it suggests an explorative method for the analysis of detailed patterns of spatial attractiveness. By departing from a simple spatial model that distinguishes between different hinterlands at varying distances from the individuals' immediate neighbourhood, we analyse the relative importance of demographic, labour‐market, service as w…
How does labour mobility affect the performance of plants? The importance of relatedness and geographical proximity
This article analyses the impact of skill portfolios and labour mobility on plant performance by means of a unique database that connects attributes of individuals to features of plants for the whole Swedish economy. We found that a portfolio of related competences at the plant level increases significantly productivity growth of plants, in contrast to plant portfolios consisting of either similar or unrelated competences. Based on the analysis o…
Localized mobility clusters: Impacts of labour market externalities on firm performance
This article analyses the impact of labour market-induced externalities on firm performance by using a unique database that connects attributes of individuals to workplaces for the entire Swedish economy. Based on the analysis of 256,985 workplaces, our results show that firms belonging to networks of local job mobility (i.e. ‘localized mobility clusters’) significantly outperform other similar firms within the local labour market. The results al…
Agglomeration Mobility: Effects of Localisation, Urbanisation, and Scale on Job Changes
Following increased attention being paid to the importance of labour-market processes in relation to knowledge diffusion and learning, this study addresses the influence of agglomeration economies (localisation, urbanisation, and scale) on the propensity to change jobs between and within local labour markets. From the use of longitudinal individual data (1990-2002), controlling for factors such as age, sex, income, and social relations, the resul…
Driving from the Centre to the Periphery: The Diffusion of Private Cars in Sweden, 1960–1975
The diffusion of private cars in Sweden has not yet been examined in a national long-run perspective covering all individuals. This article enquires whether the diffusion of private cars followed t
Learning through Contact? The Effects on Earnings of Immigrant Exposure to the Native Population
Factors influencing immigrant labour-market outcomes have received increased scholarly attention lately. A recent research focus has been the effects of residential setting on labour-market outcomes. This study brings a new dimension to this emerging body of research, introducing the role played by workplace composition, in addition to place of residence, in immigrant earnings. Based on Swedish longitudinal register data, ordinary least squares r…
Do Changes in GDP Influence Commuting Distances? A Study of Swedish Commuting Patterns Between 1990 and 2006
Several studies have analysed the relationships between individuals' commuting distances and individual characteristics, discrimination, societal structure and planning. Largely left unexplored, however, are the long‐term relationships between changes in the economic cycle and the effects on individual commuting distances. Using regression analyses, this study focuses on the relationship between changes in GDP and commuters' response reflected in…
Labour mobility and plant performance: On the (dis)similarity between labour‐ and capital‐intensive sectors for knowledge diffusion and productivity
In this article we analyse differences between capital‐ and labour‐intensive sectors with regard to the impact of workforce composition and labour mobility on plant performance. By the use of geo‐referenced longitudinal employer–employee data on a micro level, we analyse labour flows between plants within and between labour market regions. The analysis is carried out using weighted least squares (WLS) regression analysis combined with additional …
The Importance of Business Climate and People Climate on Regional Performance
Creativity and talent are considered key factors in regional development due to the connection between growth, city-regions and human capital. To come to a deeper understanding of the relevance of recent amenity-driven theories and how they are related to employment and gross regional product per capita (GRP) at the regional level, this paper analyses the influence of business climate (business-friendly assets) and people climate (amenities). Bas…
Factors Shaping Workplace Segregation Between Natives and Immigrants
Research on segregation of immigrant groups is increasingly turning its attention from residential areas toward other important places, such as the workplace, where immigrants can meet and interact with members of the native population. This article examines workplace segregation of immigrants. We use longitudinal, georeferenced Swedish population register data, which enables us to observe all immigrants in Sweden for the period 1990–2005 on an a…
Labour Market Externalities and Regional Growth in Sweden: The Importance of Labour Mobility between Skill-Related Industries
Boschma R., Eriksson R. H. and Lindgren U. Labour market externalities and regional growth in Sweden: the importance of labour mobility between skill-related industries, Regional Studies. This study investigates the relationship between labour market externalities and regional growth based on real labour flows. In particular, it tests for the importance of labour mobility across so-called skill-related industries between 435 four-digit industries…
Is Your Commute Killing You? On the Mortality Risks of Long-Distance Commuting
There is a general belief that expanding labour-market regions, triggered by increased commuting, have positive economic effects on individuals, firms, and society. Recently, however, scholars have reported possible negative outcomes related to health and well-being. Based on these findings, this study addresses the association between long-distance commuting, and mortality. Using longitudinal individual data from between 1985 and 2008, focusing …
Knowledge flows in high-impact firms: How does relatedness influence survival, acquisition and exit
Following the impact on regional renewal and employment ascribed to rapidly growing firms (High impact firms, HIFs) this article argues that little is still known in economic geography and business studies today regarding the mechanisms influencing growth of such firms and, hence, the potential impact on regional employment. The aim of this article is thus to explore how the qualitative content of skills (i.e. the degree of similarity, relatednes…
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