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Spatial wage disparities : sorting matters!

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Duranton, Gilles; Gobillon, Laurent - In: Journal of urban economics 63 (2008) 2, pp. 723-742

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Is the division of labour limited by the extent of the market? : evidence from French cities

Duranton, Gilles; Jayet, Hubert - In: Journal of urban economics 69 (2011) 1, pp. 56-71

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009303834

Sorting and local wage and skill distribution in France

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Duranton, Gilles; Gobillon, Laurent - In: Regional science & urban economics 42 (2012) 6, pp. 913-930

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Communication externalities in cities

Charlot, Sylvie; Duranton, Gilles - In: Journal of urban economics 56 (2004) 3, pp. 581-613

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The Effect of Part-Time Work on Post-Secondary Educational Attainment : New Evidence from French Data

Beffy, Magali - 2010

In this paper, we provide new evidence on the effect of part-time work on postsecondary educational attainment. To do so, we use samples extracted from the French Labor Force Surveys conducted over the years 1992-2002. These samples are restricted to students in initial education following...

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The Costs of Agglomeration : Land Prices in French Cities

Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2012

We develop a new methodology to estimate the elasticity of urban costs with respect to city population using French land price data. Our preferred estimate, which handles a number of estimation concerns, stands at 0.041. Our approach also yields a number of intermediate outputs of independent...

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The Productivity Advantages of Large Cities : Distinguishing Agglomeration from Firm Selection

Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2012

Firms are more productive on average in larger cities. Two main explanations have been offered: firm selection (larger cities toughen competition, allowing only the most productive to survive) and agglomeration economies (larger cities promote interactions that increase productivity), possibly...

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Sorting and Local Wage and Skill Distributions in France

Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2012

areas in France. We confirm that on average, workers in denser areas are more skilled. There is also strong over …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107199

The Effects of Firm Size on Job Quality : A Comparative Study for Britain and France

Bryson, Alex - 2017

-pecuniary job quality and workplace characteristics in Britain and France – countries with very different employment regimes. The … results show that job quality is better in Britain than it is in France, despite its minimalist regulatory regime. The … associated with non-pecuniary job quality in both countries but in France the association is confined to only the largest firms …

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Choosing the Field of Study in Post-Secondary Education : Do Expected Earnings Matter?

Beffy, Magali - 2009

This paper examines the determinants of the choice of the major when the length of studies is uncertain, by using a framework in which students entering post-secondary education are assumed to anticipate their future earnings. For that purpose, we use French data coming from the 1992 and 1998...

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