The resilient regional labour market? The US case

By K. Chapple, T. Lester. 2010

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This article examines the ability of regional labour markets to rebound by growing the middle class or increasing wages. Using data on US metros, we identify regions that are transformative in terms of achieving a new equilibrium or reversing their path dependency. We then use discriminant analysis to identify the factors behind this resiliency. Regional resilience is rare, and changing a region’s path is easier than achieving a new equilibrium. Among the most important factors behind regional transformation are the ability to attract immigrants, retain manufacturing, and innovate a high-tech economy. The diversity of outcomes suggests that a simple strong versus weak market dichotomy is insufficient to characterize regional resiliency, and a wide array of policies will be necessary.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations

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Towards an Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Resilience (2015, background): “…geographers have investigated in the past how regions responded differently to, for instance, de-industrialization, the shift from Fordist to neo-Fordist types of production (PIORE and SABEL, 1984; SCOTT, 1988; CHAPPLE and LESTER, 2010), and economic recessions in general (DOMAZLICKY, 1980).”
Quality of government and regional resilience in the European Union. Evidence from the Great Recession (2019, background): “Among the determinants of regional competitiveness, the endowment of human capital and innovation activities play a key role in explaining the ability of a region to react to a recessionary shock (Chapple and Lester, 2010; Di Caro, 2017).”
Regional economic resilience in China: measurement and determinants (2021, background): “Regions with more technology- and knowledge-based commercial activities show greater resilience (Chapple & Lester, 2010).”
Regional resilience: theoretical and empirical perspectives (2010, background): “As Chapple and Lester (2010) argue, the considerable diversity of regional experience mitigates against one size fits all policy responses and suggest that a very diverse and rich array of possible policy responses are likely to emerge.”
The crisis and regional employment in Europe: what role for sheltered economies? (2016, background): “One of the main contributions by Chapple and Lester (2010) shows that factors such as the capacity of metropolitan labour markets in the US is strongly connected to their capacity to attract and retain immigrants and to innovate in high-tech manufacturing sectors.”
Determinants of regional resilience to economic crisis: a European perspective (2017, background): “Innovation is a key factor enhancing regional competitiveness and shaping regional labour markets’ resilience (Chapple & Lester, 2010; Crescenzi et al., 2016).”
Attributes and Characteristics of Regional Resilience: Defining and Measuring the Resilience of Turkish Regions (2016, background): “(2007) policies related to the labour markets are deemed important in building capacity to respond to economic shocks, while CHRISTOPHERSON et al. (2010) and BRIGUGLIO (2009) highlight fiscal policies and a supportive financial system.”