suggest that the local human capital level has positive externalities on the probability of labor force participation and …. -- employment ; labor force participation ; human capital externalities ; agglomeration …

availability has thus far prevented researchers from directly connecting STEM education to human capital externalities. This paper …Previous research suggests that the local stock of human capital creates positive externalities within local labor … positive wage externalities, but STEM graduates create much larger externalities. …

We show that downsizing has substantial externalities on the health of workers who remain in the firm. To this end, we … health externalities due to downsizing imply non-negligible cost for firms, and that wage cuts may have similar effects. …