Statistical evaluation of spatial concentration of unemployment by gender

Jaba, Elisabeta and Balan, Christiana and Roman, Mihai and Roman, Monica (2010): Statistical evaluation of spatial concentration of unemployment by gender. Published in: Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research , Vol. 44, No. 3 (15 September 2010): pp. 79-92.

Abstract

This paper studies the spatial distribution of unemployment by gender, in the counties of Romania, in 2008.The Lorenz curve and Gini index are used to identify a pattern of spatial concentration of unemployment, differentiated by gender. Evaluation of gender differences in unemployment spatial concentration model shows significant differences. There is a greater spatial concentration of unemployment for female population. Based on results of grouping counties by cluster analysis applied for unemployment rate, one could explain the gender differences in spatial concentration correlated with spatial distribution of the workforce and the characteristics of territorial development of counties in Romania.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: unemployment, spatial concentration, gender discrepancies, cluster analysis, regional development, Romania
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E2 - Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy > E24 - Employment ; Unemployment ; Wages ; Intergenerational Income Distribution ; Aggregate Human Capital ; Aggregate Labor Productivity; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J21 - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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