Localized mobility clusters: impacts of labour market externalities on firm performance |
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Authors: | Eriksson, Rikard Lindgren, Urban |
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Abstract: | This article analyses the impact of labour market-induced externalitieson firm performance by using a unique database that connectsattributes of individuals to workplaces for the entire Swedisheconomy. Based on the analysis of 256,985 workplaces, our resultsshow that firms belonging to networks of local job mobility(i.e. localized mobility clusters) significantlyoutperform other similar firms within the local labour market.The results also indicate that concentrations of similar andrelated firms do not explain any considerable part of the variationsin firm competitiveness. Labour market externalities derivedvia local job mobility produce significantly more powerful effectsfor the involved firms as compared to the degree of co-location,diversity and scale. |
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Keywords: | labour mobility, agglomeration economies, firm performance, labour market networks Date submitted: 18 June 2007        Date accepted: 13 June 2008 |
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