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Local social capital and geographical mobility
David, Quentin; Janiak, Alexandre; Wasmer, Etienne - In: Journal of urban economics 68 (2010) 2, pp. 191-204
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Local social capital and geographical mobility : a theory
David, Quentin (contributor); Janiak, Alexandre (contributor) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003748830
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Local social capital and geographical mobility : a theory
David, Quentin (contributor); Janiak, Alexandre (contributor) - 2008
In this paper, we attempt to understand the determinants of mobility by introducing the concept of local social capital. Investing in local ties is rational when workers anticipate that they will not move to another region. Reciprocally, once local social capital is accumulated, incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003752851
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Local Social Capital and Geographical Mobility : A Theory
David, Quentin; Janiak, Alexandre; Wasmer, Etienne - 2021
In this paper, we attempt to understand the determinants of mobility by introducing the concept of local social capital. Investing in local ties is rational when workers anticipate that they will not move to another region. Reciprocally, once local social capital is accumulated, incentives to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325001
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Migration, knowledge diffusion and the comparative advantage of nations
Bahar, Dany; Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
focus on migration. The fact that knowledge diffusion requires direct human interaction implies that the international … diffusion of knowledge should follow the pattern of international migration. This is what this paper documents. Our main finding … is that migration, and particularly skilled immigration, is a strong and robust driver of productive knowledge diffusion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432506
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Migration, knowledge diffusion and the comparative advantage of nations
Bahar, Dany; Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
focus on migration. The fact that knowledge diffusion requires direct human interaction implies that the international … diffusion of knowledge should follow the pattern of international migration. This is what this paper documents. Our main finding … is that migration, and particularly skilled immigration, is a strong and robust driver of productive knowledge diffusion …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454004
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Migration, knowledge diffusion and the comparative advantage of nations
Bahar, Dany; Rapoport, Hillel - In: The economic journal : the journal of the Royal … 128 (2018) 612, pp. F273-F305
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011951135