This study examines the industrial structural change and employment growth of Cheongju City. The data for this study is mainly from the Population and Housing Census compiled in 1985 and 2000. This study first reviewed the development of shifte-share ...
This study examines the industrial structural change and employment growth of Cheongju City. The data for this study is mainly from the Population and Housing Census compiled in 1985 and 2000. This study first reviewed the development of shifte-share models and then explained the population change and industrial structure of Cheongju using the Census data. Location quotients and specialization coefficients resulted from this study revealed the diversifying tendency and the converging tendency toward the national average of the urban industrial structure. Shift-share analysis employing the modified Arcelus' model elucidated the favorable industrial mix and the competitiveness of industrial sectors.