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Industry churning and the evolution of cities : evidence for Germany
Findeisen, Sebastian (contributor);  … - 2007
In this paper we show that the recent model by Duranton (AER, 2007) performs remarkably well in replicating the city size distribution of West Germany, much better than the simple rank-size rule known as Zipf's law. The main mechanism of this theoretical framework is the "churning" of industries...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003591489
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Social networks and interactions in cities
Helsley, Robert W.; Zenou, Yves - 2011
We examine how interaction choices depend on the interplay of social and physical distance, and show that agents who are more central in the social network, or are located closer to the geographic center of interaction, choose higher levels of interactions in equilibrium. As a result, the level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009230717
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The worth of cities in Germany
Gehr, Katja; Pflüger, Michael - 2023
This paper extends the urban growth model of Duranton and Puga (2022) to explore the impact of cities on local firms and households and the aggregate economy of Germany. We adopt alternative micro-foundations for agglomeration economies and a non-linear specification of human capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278127
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Customary land conversion in African cities
Picard, Pierre M.; Selod, Harris - 2023
We propose an urban land use model to discuss the conversion of customary agricultural land to formal and informal residential land in a developing country city. Because customary land sales are insecure, migrant buyers face a risk of eviction, which affects land markets in non-trivial ways....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014366155
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Understanding urban economies, land use, and social dynamics in the city : big data and measurement
Saiz, Albert; Salazar-Miranda, Arianna - 2023
Recent advancements in data collection have expanded the tools and information available for urban and spatial-based research. This paper presents an overview of spatial big data sources used in urban science and urban economics, with the goal of directing and enriching future research by other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377729
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Do migrants get good jobs in Australia? : the role of ethnic networks in job search
Mahuteau, Stéphane (contributor);  … - 2008
We study the role of ethnic networks in migrants' job search and the quality of jobs they find in the first years of settlement. We find that there are initial downward movements along the occupational ladder, followed by improvements. As a result of restrictions in welfare eligibility since...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716528
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The effects of health and health shocks on hours worked
Cai, Lixin (contributor); Mavromaras, Kostas G. (contributor) - 2008
We investigate the impact of health on working hours in recognition of the fact that leaving the labour market due to persistently low levels of health stock or due to new health shocks, is only one of the possibilities open to employees. We use the first six waves of the HILDA survey to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003716534
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Occupational segregation and the gender wage gap in private- and public-sector employment : a distributional analysis
Barón, Juan D. (contributor);  … - 2008
distributions in Australia. We are particularly interested in the role of gender segregation within sector-specific occupations in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726799
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The "negative" assimilation of immigrants : a special case
Chiswick, Barry R. (contributor);  … - 2008
countries (i.e., the UK, Ireland, Canada and Australia/New Zealand) to the United States. Comparisons with the native born are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726800
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Selection criteria and the skill composition of immigrants : a comparative analysis of Australian and US employment immigration
Jasso, Guillermina (contributor);  … - 2008
This paper uses survey data on employment immigrants in Australia and the United States to identify the main …. (4) Within a sending country, Australia attracts less total but higher-skill migrants than does the United States. This … can be attributed, however, to the fact that the skill price in Australia is lower than the U.S. skill price, so that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003726801