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Is the Division of Labour Limited By the Extent of the Market? Evidence from French Cities

Duranton, Gilles; Jayet, Hubert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper provides some evidence that the division of labour is limited by the extent of the (local) market. We first propose a theoretical model. Its main prediction is that scarce occupations are over-represented in large cities. Using census data for French cities, we then provide strong...

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Productive cities: Sorting, selection and agglomeration

Behrens, Kristian; Duranton, Gilles; Robert-Nicoud, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

Large cities produce more output per capita than small cities. This may occur because more talented individuals sort into large cities, because large cities select more productive entrepreneurs and firms, or because of agglomeration economies. We develop a model of systems of cities that...

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Language Proficiency and Labour Market Performance of Immigrants in the UK

Dustmann, Christian; Fabbri, Francesca - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This paper uses two recent UK surveys to investigate labour market performance, the determinants of language proficiency, and the effect of language on earnings and employment probabilities of non-white immigrants. Our results show that language acquisition, employment probabilities, as well as...

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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

. Another critical condition is required for this to generate higher productivity: complementarity of worker and firm quality in … the production function. Using establishment level productivity regressions, we show that such complementarity is found in … assortative matching is an important source of the urban productivity premium. …

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European migration, national origin and long-term economic development in the US

Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; von Berlepsch, Viola - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Have Irish, German or Italian settlers arriving in the US at the turn of the 20th century left an institutional trace which determines economic development differences to this day? Does the national origin of migrants matter for long-term development? This paper explores whether the distinct...

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Distance to Which Frontier? Evidence on Productivity Convergence from International Firm-level Data

Bartelsman, Eric J; Haskel, Jonathan; Martin, Ralf - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

An extensive literature on the convergence of productivity between countries examines whether productivity is pulled … use the wide dispersion of productivity across firms to explore convergence to the national frontier. Given this within …

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Information Technology Use and Productivity at the Individual Level

Gandal, Neil; King III, Charles; Alstyne, Marshall W. Van - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

IT are more productive, and if heavier users of IT are indeed more productive, how does this increase in productivity …

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Human Capital and Productivity in Manufacturing during the Twentieth Century: Britain, Germany and the United States

Broadberry, Stephen N; Wagner, Karin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

overall production strategy and productivity trends. In the United States a strategy of standardized mass production led to … high levels of labour productivity and concentration on the development of managerial capabilities, but neglect of the …

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Skills, human capital and the plant productivity gap: UK evidence from matched plant, worker and workforce data

Haskel, Jonathan; Hawkes, Denise; Pereira, Sonia - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Using two matched plant level skills and productivity datasets for UK manufacturing we document that (i) more …

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Skill Dispersion and Firm Productivity: An Analysis with Employer-Employee Matched Data

Iranzo, Susana; Schivardi, Fabiano; Tosetti, Elisa - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We study the relation between workers' skill dispersion and firm productivity using a unique dataset of Italian … production function that depends on the skill composition show that a firm's productivity is positively related to skill …

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