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Multiple Equilibria and Minimum Wages in Labour Markets with Informational Frictions and Heterogenous Production Technologies
den Berg, Gerard J van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
It is often argued that a mandatory minimum wage is binding only if the wage density displays a spike at it. In this Paper we analyse a model with search frictions and heterogeneous production technologies, in which imposition of a minimum wage affects wages even though, after imposition, the...
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Cities, Matching and the Productivity Gains of Agglomeration
Andersson, Fredrik; Burgess, Simon; Lane, Julia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004
agglomeration. The nature of those benefits remains unclear, however. In this Paper we take advantage of a new dataset to quantify …
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Trade and Industrial Location with Heterogenous Labour
Amiti, Mary; Pissarides, Christopher - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
the quality of the match between job and worker, trade liberalization may lead to industrial agglomeration and inter …-industry trade. The agglomeration force is the improvement in the quality of matches when firms recruit from a bigger pool of labour …. The forces against agglomeration are the existence of trade costs and monopoly power in the labour market. We show that …
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