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Geographically uneven structural change in EU15 regions from 1980 to 2017: a cluster analysis

Year: 2022

Type: preprint

Abstract: This paper presents a cluster analysis of structural economic change within NUTS3 regions in the EU15. Based on regional changes in the employment shares of broad sectors since 1980, as well as the degree of initial and current specialisation in each sector, regions are allocated to one of eight clusters via a k-means clustering approach. These clusters are then interpreted in light of current debates about ‘left behind places’. We find that there are several clusters of regions that have experienced less favourable structural change over the past four decades, each with their own set of characteristics.

DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/xsgf9

Authors: Sanne Velthuis, Jeroen Royer, Mehdi Le Petit-Guerin, Nicolas Cauchi-Duval, Rachel S. Franklin, Tim Leibert, Danny MacKinnon, Andy Pike

Institutions: Sociétés, Acteurs, Gouvernement en Europe, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, Université de Strasbourg, University of Newcastle Australia, Newcastle University

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Policy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funders: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Economic and Social Research Council

Awards: Beyond 'Left Behind Places': Understanding Demographic and Socioeconomic Change in Peripheral Regions, G5675948618, G6733139042

OpenAlex ID: W4213240048

Cites: 39

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10