Gina-Julia Westenberger
@gjwestenberger.bsky.social
Research on spatial inequality, social cleavages & political behavior I
Phd Candidate @University of Lausanne and @Centre_LIVES
Phd Candidate @University of Lausanne and @Centre_LIVES
Very happy to spend this term at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social! Thanks to UK weather, cosy library vibes are already 10/10 📚🍂. If you're around Oxford and would like to chat about labour markets, regional divides, or voting, let me know ☕!
October 17, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Very happy to spend this term at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social! Thanks to UK weather, cosy library vibes are already 10/10 📚🍂. If you're around Oxford and would like to chat about labour markets, regional divides, or voting, let me know ☕!
The largest job gains in the top quintile: Eichstätt (+17pp), Böblingen (+14pp), Heilbronn (+13pp). The largest losses in the top quintile: Saalekreis (-5pp), Greiz/Gera (-5pp), Elbe-Elster (-5pp).
March 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The largest job gains in the top quintile: Eichstätt (+17pp), Böblingen (+14pp), Heilbronn (+13pp). The largest losses in the top quintile: Saalekreis (-5pp), Greiz/Gera (-5pp), Elbe-Elster (-5pp).
As a result, by 2019, 30% of jobs in big cities belonged to highest paid occupations, while this share is less than 15% in rural districts - here, the majority of people works in lowest paid jobs.
March 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
As a result, by 2019, 30% of jobs in big cities belonged to highest paid occupations, while this share is less than 15% in rural districts - here, the majority of people works in lowest paid jobs.
Findings: Yes, employment upgrading (more high-wage jobs) between 1993 and 2019 was much stronger in urban areas. Rural regions lag behind, especially in east and northw. Germany.
March 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Findings: Yes, employment upgrading (more high-wage jobs) between 1993 and 2019 was much stronger in urban areas. Rural regions lag behind, especially in east and northw. Germany.
With subnational economic inequality on the rise, we see lively discussions about the divide between thriving cities and the "left-behind" countryside. Looking at employment change in 330 German districts over nearly three decades, I argue that this view may be too simplistic.
March 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
With subnational economic inequality on the rise, we see lively discussions about the divide between thriving cities and the "left-behind" countryside. Looking at employment change in 330 German districts over nearly three decades, I argue that this view may be too simplistic.