Employment Dynamics on Business Estates

Abstract

The central question of this paper is: "What is the magnitude of different forms of employment dynamics on business estates in the Netherlands between 2000 and 2005 and to what extent are the employment dynamics on business estates different from employment dynamics in general?" In order to answer this question, we examine three kinds of local employment dynamics: (1) entries and exits, (2) inter-municipal relocation and (3) the growth/decline of existing firms. We find that new firm formation and inter-municipal relocation do not lead to employment growth on business estates. However, the in situ employment growth on business estates is higher than the general employment growth in the Netherlands. Therefore, it can be concluded that business estates play an important role in local employment dynamics by facilitating the growth of incumbent firms.

Footloose: An analysis of the drivers of firm relocations over different distances

“…Nevertheless, existing research on the effect of firm relocation on firm performance has shown that long distance relocations do result in higher growth rates (Knoben and Weterings 2010). Longer distance relocations are often made in response to market and entrepreneurial opportunities in another region which the firm is able to exploit after relocation (Stam 2007).…”

“…Only when a foreign firm moves its branch plant within the Netherlands, these events are coded as a relocation. 5 For more details on this dataset see Knoben and Weterings (2010) or www.lisa.nl (only available in Dutch). the firm.…”

“…5 5 For more details on this dataset see Knoben and Weterings (2010) or http://www.lisa.nl (only available in Dutch). …”

The impact of planning intervention on business development: Evidence from the Netherlands

“…In addition, we add local labour market (COROP) fixed effects, as well as the site-specific controls from equation (2) . COROPs not only encompass local labour markets but also correspond with localised business property market areas, as more than 90% of all relocating firms move within these areas ( Knoben and Weterings, 2010 ).…”

“…This article attempts to address this lacuna and presents results from a novel micro dataset on permit activity at sites allocated for industrial and business uses in the Netherlands. Such sites accommodate nearly one-third of all jobs in the country ( Knoben and Weterings, 2010 ). The empirical analysis examines the impact of a set of indicators of planning intervention, which reflect the main policy actions and initiatives deployed by local governments so as to influence industrial and business development.…”