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Spatial mismatch: from the hypothesis to the theories

Gobillon, Laurent (contributor); Selod, Harris (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Labor market pooling, outsourcing and labor contracts

Picard, Pierre M.; Wildasin, David E. - 2009

Economic regions, such as urban agglomerations, face external demand and price shocks that produce income risk. Workers in large and diversified agglomerations may benefit from reduced wage volatility, while firms may outsource the production of intermediate goods and realize benefits from...

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Young women in cities

Koh, Yumi; Li, Jing; Wu, Yifan; Yi, Junjian; Zhang, Hanzhe - 2023

Young women outnumber young men in cities in many countries during periods of economic growth and urbanization. This … cities when urbanization creates more economic opportunities and an abundance of high-income marriage-age men. …

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How urbanization affects employment and social interactions

Satō, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - 2014

ties) than in sparsely populated areas. We also demonstrate that, for a low urbanization level, there is a unique steady …-state equilibrium where workers do not interact with weak ties, while, for a high level of urbanization, there is a unique steady … when social interactions are optimal, we show that there is over-urbanization in equilibrium. …

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Migration externalities in Chinese cities

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - 2015

We analyse the impact of internal migration in China on natives' labour market outcomes. We find evidence of a large positive correlation of the city share of migrants with natives' wages. Using different sets of control variables and instruments suggests that the effect is causal. The large...

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Spatial distribution of US employment in an urban wage-efficiency setting

Gimenez-Nadal, José Ignacio; Molina, José Alberto; … - 2016

In this paper, we analyze the spatial distribution of US employment and earnings against an urban wage-efficiency background, where leisure and effort at work are complementary. Using data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) for the period 2003-2014, we analyze the spatial distribution of...

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Understanding the experiences of relocatees during forced relocation in Chinese urban restructuring

Li, Xin; Ham, Maarten van; Kleinhans, Reinout - 2016

Despite the massive forced relocation of residents during urban restructuring in China, there are no systematic studies on how residents undergo the process. Most studies concerning urban restructuring in China directly equate forced relocation with displacement, which has a negative...

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Skills, migration, and urban amenities over the life cycle

Albouy, David; Faberman, R. Jason - 2025

We examine sorting behavior across metropolitan areas by skill over individuals' life cycles. We show that high-skill workers disproportionately sort into high-amenity areas, but do so relatively early in life. Workers of all skill levels tend to move towards lower-amenity areas during their...

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Employment impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across metropolitan status and size

Cho, Seung Jin; Lee, Jun Yeong; Winters, John V. - 2020

We examine effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment losses across metropolitan area status and population size. Non-metropolitan and metropolitan areas of all sizes experienced significant employment losses, but the impacts are much larger in large metropolitan areas. Employment losses...

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Impact of income growth and economic reform on nutrition intake in urban China: 1986 - 2000

Meng, Xin (contributor); Gong, Xiaodong (contributor); … - 2004

Although urban China has experienced a rapid income growth over the last twenty years, nutrition intake for the low income group declined in the 1990s. Does this imply a zero or negative income elasticity for the low income group? This paper examines this issue using large representative sample...

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