<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The use of spatial methods is becoming increasingly common in social and economic research as it emphasizes the relevance of spatiality to the understanding of socio-economic facts. Once embraced, the spatial factor can substantially help explain variations in the properties being examined, thus improving the quality of their description and supporting the development of econometric models. This paper explores some of the characteristics of Poland’s job market, making an inquiry into their spatial dependencies. The study looks at the country’s labour market from a local perspective, examining its properties for spatial autocorrelation (both global and local). Linear econometric models are subsequently built for such variables as the number of persons in employment, the number of women and men in employment. The models are further investigated to assess the applicability of spatial modelling in their development.</p></abstract>

The use of spatial methods is becoming increasingly common in social and economic research as it emphasizes the relevance of spatiality to the understanding of socio-economic facts. Once embraced, the spatial factor can substantially help explain variations in the properties being examined, thus improving the quality of their description and supporting the development of econometric models. This paper explores some of the characteristics of Poland’s job market, making an inquiry into their spatial dependencies. The study looks at the country’s labour market from a local perspective, examining its properties for spatial autocorrelation (both global and local). Linear econometric models are subsequently built for such variables as the number of persons in employment, the number of women and men in employment. The models are further investigated to assess the applicability of spatial modelling in their development.

A Spatial and Temporal analysis of Labour Market Characteristics

University of Economics in Katowice, Faculty of Management, Department of Mathematics, 1 Maja 50, 40-287 Katowice,

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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The use of spatial methods is becoming increasingly common in social and economic research as it emphasizes the relevance of spatiality to the understanding of...

A Spatial and Temporal analysis of Labour Market Characteristics

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 60 - 71

Received: Dec 02, 2015

Accepted: Nov 16, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2016-0025

Keywords
spatial autocorrelation, global statistics, local statistics, spatial modelling, labour market characteristics

© 2016 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Spatial and Temporal analysis of Labour Market Characteristics

Published Online: Apr 04, 2017

Page range: 60 - 71

Received: Dec 02, 2015

Accepted: Nov 16, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2016-0025

Keywordsspatial autocorrelation, global statistics, local statistics, spatial modelling, labour market characteristics

© 2016 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
spatial autocorrelation, global statistics, local statistics, spatial modelling, labour market characteristics