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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

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009688225

Communication externalities in cities

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

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Her Time, His Time, or the Maid's Time : An Analysis of the Demand for Domestic Work

Stancanelli, Elena - 2010

the market price for domestic services. We exploit time-diary data for Great Britain and France, relying on cross …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013136728

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

Household Consumption at Retirement : A Regression Discontinuity Study on French Data

Moreau, Nicolas - 2013

Earlier literature has investigated the drop in household consumption upon retirement of the head of the household, the so-called "retirement consumption puzzle". Here, we expand on these studies by considering also retirement of the wife, thus distinguishing households in which the wife is a...

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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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