Divergent resilience: the employment growth paths of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, 2000-2014

Jan Jacob Trip; RC Kloosterman; Arie Romein

Divergent resilience: the employment growth paths of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, 2000-2014

Jan Jacob Trip, RC Kloosterman, Arie Romein

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Abstract

Amsterdam and Rotterdam have followed rather different trajectories after 1970 when deindustrialisation set in. Amsterdam benefited strongly from the growth in financial services, creative and cultural industries (CCIs) and tourism after 1990. Moreover, it has been quite successful in attracting highly skilled workers. Rotterdam, meanwhile, has fared less well. This has also become apparent after 2008, when employment growth in Amsterdam bounced back while that in Rotterdam stagnated. The Amsterdam economy, in other words, appears to be more resilient than that of Rotterdam.
Resilience is a complex concept and many potential explanations are on offer. In this paper, we focus on the role of the sectoral composition in explaining the divergent growth paths of Amsterdam and Rotterdam using a shift-share analysis of employment data over the period 2000-2014 as a strategic window. This is a first explorative step to a more comprehensive understanding of these cities’ growth paths.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	EURA Conference 2016: City lights
Subtitle of host publication	Cities and citizen within/beyond/notwithstanding the crisis
Pages	1-12
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	EURA Conference 2016: City lights: Cities and citizen within/beyond/notwithstanding the crisis - Torino, Italy Duration: 16 Jun 2016 → 18 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference	EURA Conference 2016: City lights
Abbreviated title	EURA 2016
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Torino
Period	16/06/16 → 18/06/16

Keywords

resilience
sectoral composition
employment
shift-share analysis
growth path

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Divergent resilience: the employment growth paths of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, 2000-2014. / Trip, Jan Jacob; Kloosterman, RC; Romein, Arie.
EURA Conference 2016: City lights: Cities and citizen within/beyond/notwithstanding the crisis. 2016. p. 1-12.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceedings/Edited volume › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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Divergent resilience: the employment growth paths of Amsterdam and Rotterdam, 2000-2014

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