eprintid: 3674
rev_number: 5
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datestamp: 2021-08-30 08:09:17
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Weerd, Milan de
creators_id: S2958651
creators_email: milandeweerd@hotmail.com
title: Readjusting Stereotypes: The Regional Employment Effects of Shrinking Areas in Groningen
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Within the province of Groningen, it appears as if the city of Groningen and the rural areas are moving in opposite demographic directions. While the city is expected to grow, most rural municipalities have been branded as shrinking areas by the government. This thesis investigates whether the demographic characteristics of these shrinking areas also cause the employment in these areas to shrink. After conducting three levels of analysis, GIS analysis, sector analysis and regression analysis, I find that these characteristics do influence employment, but not uniformly in the direction that I hypothesized. A declining population size and lower level of urbanization are correlated with a lower number of jobs, while ageing is positively correlated with the number of jobs, especially jobs in what is called the ‘nurturing economy’. Overall, I conclude that the negative effects of these demographic characteristics have not led to a decline of the employment in shrinking areas over my study period but did lead to a lower growth of the employment compared to non-shrinking areas.
date: 2021
pages: 60
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: EG_RCT
tutors_name: Edzes, A.J.E.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Economische Geografie
tutors_email: A.J.E.Edzes@rug.nl
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keywords_local: shrinking areas
keywords_local: employment
keywords_local: Groningen
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-08-29
citation:   Weerd, Milan de  (2021) Readjusting Stereotypes: The Regional Employment Effects of Shrinking Areas in Groningen.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3674/1/MSc%20Thesis%20Milan%20de%20Weerd.pdf