Abstract

Production Structure, Demand Structure and Employment in a Growing Economy

Applying the hypothesis that in the course of the growth process the economic structure of a country approaches te economic structure of more highly developed countries, this study examines the question of how the anticipatable changes in the production structure and demand structure will affect sectoral employment in the Federal Republic of Germany. In the author’s view, input-output analysis a suitable method for investigating his question. The empirical fiindings permit the conclusion that the changes in intersectoral intermeshing to be expected in Germany in the course of further economic development will be of a predominantly job-creating nature, while the anticipatable changes in demand structure will be of a predominantly jobdestroying nature