This paper examines the micro-foundations of occupational agglomeration in U.S. metropolitan areas, with an emphasis on … higher levels of geographic concentration than do occupations with generic knowledge requirements. Further, by analyzing co-agglomeration … evidence on the importance of labor market pooling as a determinant of occupational agglomeration. -- Agglomeration …

differences in qualification mismatch across areas. This provides evidence of the existence of agglomeration economies through …

dynamic agglomeration economies in general, and learning externalities in particular, play an important role in explaining …

This paper investigates whether labor mobility varies with the degree of agglomeration and, if so, how the differences … market, one of Marshall's famous three sources of agglomeration economies. Only a small number of studies have so far … to the still sparse literature on the effect of both urban and industrial agglomeration on labor market pooling. Taking …