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@article{ Little2009, title = {The spacial pattern of economic activity and inactivity in Britain: people or place effects?}, author = {Little, Allan}, journal = {Regional Studies}, number = {7}, pages = {877-897}, volume = {43}, year = {2009}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400801968395}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-134094}, abstract = {Incapacity Benefit claimants are the primary target group in the next phase of the Government's Welfare-to-Work strategy. In this paper we perform a decomposition to statistically account for the part played by area-based and individual-based factors, in differential rates of employment, unemployment, inactivity and recorded sickness, across NUTS level 2 areas. Spatial variation in long-term sickness and disability cannot simply be attributed to prevailing population structures, and is more likely to be a manifestation of regional imbalances in labour demand and supply. The implication is that the success of supply-side policies is likely to be constrained by the concentration of Incapacity Benefit claimants in demand-deficient areas.}, }