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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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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
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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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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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The Production Function for Housing : Evidence from France
Combes, Pierre-Philippe - 2016
housing across locations. We implement our methodology on newly-built single-family homes in France. We find that the …
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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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A Natural Experiment on Job Insecurity and Fertility in France
Clark, Andrew - 2020
Job insecurity can have wide-ranging consequences outside of the labour market. We here argue that it reduces fertility amongst the employed. The 1999 rise in the French Delalande tax, paid by large private firms when they laid off workers aged over 50, produced an exogenous rise in job...
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013107198
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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
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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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