Local ability to rewire and socioeconomic performance : Evidence from US counties before and after the Great Recession

Mark Partridge ; Alexandra Tsvetkova

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

关键词: inter-industry employee flows;    Great Recession;    US;    poverty change;    local economic rewiring;    employment growth;   

DOI  :  https://doi.org/10.1787/31b980f6-en

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: OECD iLibrary

【 摘 要 】

The paper examines the effects of three groups of factors (county economic structure, social/demographic attributes and geography) on employment growth and poverty change in US counties before and after the Great Recession. It finds that the industrial structure that facilitates inter-industry employee flows (“rewiring”) is of increasing importance post-Recession. In particular, this measure is associated with employment growth in under-performing counties suggesting that removing barriers to the flow of resources within lagging economies and increasing their adaptability potential might be a viable policy option.