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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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Two-Tier Labor Markets in the Great Recession : France vs. Spain
Bentolila, Samuel - 2010
This paper analyzes the strikingly different response of unemployment to the Great Recession in France and Spain. Their … France, unemployment rate has increased by 2 percentage points, whereas in Spain it has shot up to 19% by the end of 2009. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013135650
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096770
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The Cyclicality of the Separation and Job Finding Rates in France
Hairault, Jean-Olivier - 2012
In this paper, we aim to shed light on the relative contribution of the separation and job finding rates to French unemployment at business cycle frequencies by using administrative data on registered unemployment and labor force surveys. We first investigate the fluctuations in steady state...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099116
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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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Sample Attrition Bias in Randomized Experiments : A Tale of Two Surveys
Behaghel, Luc - 2009
The randomized trial literature has helped to renew the fields of microeconometric policy evaluation by emphasizing identification issues raised by endogenous program participation. Measurement and attrition issues have perhaps received less attention. This paper analyzes the dramatic impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013159683
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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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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978173
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Do Hiring Credits Work in Recessions? Evidence from France
Cahuc, Pierre - 2014
minimum wage in firms with less than 10 employees in France from December 2008 to December 2009. Using rich administrative …
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