level of health in the economy rises. Empirical evidence on urban wages supports the" learning view of cities and a variety …

that high amenity cities have grown faster than low amenity cities. Urban rents have gone up faster than urban wages …, suggesting that the demand for living in cities has risen for reasons beyond rising wages. The rise of reverse commuting suggest …

's equilibrium implies that positive attributes in one location, like access to downtown or high wages, are offset by negative … attributes, like high housing prices. The employer's equilibrium requires that high wages be offset by a high level of … justify high wages is the basis for the study of agglomeration economies which has been a significant branch of urban …