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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1359-1370 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Regional studies |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Jan 2019 |
Abstract
This paper tests three popular hypotheses related to migration patterns of Richard Florida’s ‘creative class’. Applying micro-data, we calculate net migration rates for creative class members for all German planning regions and use a combination of principal component analysis and multiple regressions to explain them by determinants suggested by Florida. We use a unique measure to determine Florida’s gay index, use net migration rates and distinguish between creative class subgroups. The results partially support Florida, but hard location factors are much more important than tolerance, openness or amenities. Accordingly, we develop recommendations for numerous policy initiatives supporting creative industries in Germany.
Keywords
- creative class, gay index, Germany, migration, regions, spatial mobility
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- General Environmental Science
- Social Sciences(all)
- General Social Sciences
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In: Regional studies, Vol. 53, No. 10, 25.01.2019, p. 1359-1370.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Internal migration of the ‘creative class’ in Germany
AU - Vossen, Daniel
AU - Sternberg, Rolf
AU - Alfken, Christoph
N1 - Funding information: The authors acknowledge the valuable support of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Science and Culture, Germany, as part of its programme ‘Pro*Niedersachsen’ between 2011 und 2015 [grant number 76202-17-5/10]. Acknowledgements: The authors thank the organizers and participants of the 17th Uddevalla Symposium 2014 and of the 3rd Research Seminar ‘Creative Regions in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities’ of the Regional Studies Association Research Network in Copenhagen 2012 for their inspiring comments on an earlier version of this paper. Finally, the authors are very grateful to Jürgen Schneider, who informally provided the Social Security Insurance data for artists and writers in Germany.
PY - 2019/1/25
Y1 - 2019/1/25
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