Unbalanced growth in the labourscape: explaining regional employment divergence
将鲍莫尔的非平衡增长理论与就业极化概念结合，提出地理非平衡增长理论，用澳大利亚数据验证技能重组如何导致区域就业分化，对政策制定者吸引高技能岗位至非都市区有参考价值。
This paper investigates the role of human capital in explaining divergent employment growth within advanced economies. It adds a spatial dimension to William J. Baumol’s theory of ‘unbalanced growth’ by linking it with the concept of ‘job polarization’. We develop a theory of ‘geographical unbalanced growth’ that explains divergent employment trajectories in terms of skill restructuring. The theory is operationalized via a novel shift–share extension, which is applied to Australian data. We find evidence of ongoing regional divergence and for our proposed mechanism. The findings reinforce the importance of active policies to attract high-skilled jobs to non-metropolitan regions.