Arjen Edzes

Biographic Data

ID5918190
NAMEArjen Edzes
GIVEN NAMESArjen
FAMILY NAMEEdzes
SIGNATUREEDZES A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Groningen
ORCID0000-0002-1471-6961
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS17
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX3

  • Does cross-border commuting between EU-countries reduce inequality

    Open AccessArjen J E Edzes, Arjen Edzes et al.ARTICLEApplied Geography2022

    Cross-border commuting might be a way to improve an efficient allocation of labour resources, improve the economic performance of border regions and reduce economic and territorial inequality. This study explores the impact of a set of socio-economic, infrastructural or cultural explanatory variables that drive cross-border commuting in the EU and Switzerland for all outgoing commuters from living countries and for all incoming commuters towards …

  • It All Starts with Family”

    Open AccessSanne Siete Visser, Arjen Edzes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Poverty2021Cited by: 2References: 12

    Mechanisms that drive the intergenerational transmission of poverty have been studied widely, but to understand how these mechanisms are at work in real life we require studies on perspectives of families who themselves are living in poverty. In this study, we combine the perspectives of multiple generations of family households in a rural area in the Netherlands. We want to understand from their own perspective what prevents these families from …

  • Commuting Between Border Regions in The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium

    Open AccessLourens Broersma, Arjen Edzes et al.ARTICLEJournal of Borderlands Studies2020Cited by: 6References: 9

    Border regions are often not very well connected to the national urban and economic centres and hence perform less well in terms of GDP per capita and unemployment. Cross-border commuting might be a way to improve the economic performance of border regions. This study explores the impact of a set of socio-economic, infrastructural or cultural explanatory variables that drive cross-border commuting in the Dutch-German-Belgium border regions for al…

  • Smoothness of the School-to-Work Transition

    Open AccessMarten M Middeldorp, Arjen J E Edzes et al.ARTICLEEuropean Sociological Review2019Cited by: 4References: 36

    This article analyses the effect of vocational education on school-to-work transitions for the 2006 cohort of Dutch graduates of upper-secondary education (ISCED Level 3). Using sequence analysis, it uncovers ideal-typical school-to-work transition trajectories representing the first 7 years in the labour market. It then analyses the effect of vocational education on trajectories and wages. Specific attention is paid to the moderating influence o…

  • Human Capital Externalities

    Lourens Broersma, Arjen J E Edzes et al.ARTICLERegional Studies2015Cited by: 4

    Broersma L., Edzes A. J. E. and van Dijk J. Human capital externalities: effects for low-educated workers and low-skilled jobs, Regional Studies . Investments in human capital are essential themes in many policy programmes. Besides the direct private returns of education, there is evidence of positive human capital externalities at the level of regions and firms. The results in this paper show that both production and consumption externalities ha…

  • Spatial Implications of Using Firm Level Quotas to Employ Low Productive Workers

    Open AccessArjen J E Edzes, Arjen Edzes et al.ARTICLETijdschrift voor Economische en…2013Cited by: 1References: 7

    Many Western countries struggle with the realisation of an inclusive labour market: a labour market in which everyone can participate and disabled or otherwise vulnerable, disadvantaged and low productive people can take part in the real labour market to the best of their abilities. Following countries like G ermany and A ustria, the latest D utch policy proposal is to introduce mandatory quota for employers with more than 25 employees to create …