The employment–population nexus and implications for sustainable economic development: insights from Irish regions using a partial adjustment model

dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Nóirín
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Marie
dc.contributor.authorDoran, Justin
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T13:59:42Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T13:59:42Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-30
dc.date.updated2018-04-17T14:08:10Z
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we use a partial adjustment model to analyse the relationship between employment and population growth in Irish district electoral divisions. We employ a spatial estimator to augment our partial adjustment model with a spatial lag and spatial error process. Our results indicate a dual relationship between employment and population growth, suggesting that not only do people follow jobs but also jobs follow people. This finding has implications for economic development policies, which typically focus solely on attracting jobs to a location. The results suggest that a dual-pronged approach to policy may be necessary including developing a region's amenities to ensure that it is attractive to people and to stimulate population growth. We highlight how our analysis can be used to inform policy through the lenses of place-based and smart specialisation strategies.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.citationDoran, J., McCarthy, N. and O’Connor, M. (2017) 'The employment–population nexus and implications for sustainable economic development: insights from Irish regions using a partial adjustment model', International Review of Applied Economics, 31(4), pp. 508-526. doi: 10.1080/02692171.2016.1263608en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/02692171.2016.1263608
dc.identifier.endpage526en
dc.identifier.issn0269-2171
dc.identifier.issued4en
dc.identifier.journaltitleInternational Review of Applied Economicsen
dc.identifier.startpage508en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/5820
dc.identifier.volume31en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
dc.rights© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Review of Applied Economics on 30/11/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/02692171.2016.1263608en
dc.subjectPartial adjustment modelen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectPopulationen
dc.subjectEmploymenten
dc.subjectSmart specialisationen
dc.subjectPlace-based policyen
dc.subjectDeterminantsen
dc.titleThe employment–population nexus and implications for sustainable economic development: insights from Irish regions using a partial adjustment modelen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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