Does spatial employment density spur inter-firm job switching?
Inter-firm job switching of workers is a much cited but seldom measured source of the productivity advantages of spatial employment density. It has been advanced as a conduit for localized knowledge flows as well as labor market matching efficiency. Using a matched employer–employee dataset for Sweden, we estimate the influence spatial employment density has on the probability of inter-firm job switching of private sector workers. Our estimates suggest that a doubling of employment density per square kilometer increases the probability that a random worker switches employer by 0.2 % points. The same effect is substantially higher for more skilled workers. While the effect of a doubling of density is limited, the actual differences in density across the regions in our data amount to a factor over 40, rendering differences in density an important explanation for regional variations in rates of inter-firm job switching. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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2013
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Authors: | Andersson, Martin ; Thulin, Per |
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The Annals of Regional Science. - Western Regional Science Association - WRSA. - Vol. 51.2013, 1, p. 245-272
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Western Regional Science Association - WRSA |
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