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Productivity and the density of human capital
Abel, Jaison R.; Dey, Ishita; Gabe, Todd M. - 2010
We estimate a model of urban productivity in which the agglomeration effect of density is enhanced by a metropolitan … accounts for the spatial distribution of population, we find that a doubling of density increases productivity by 2 to 4 … average labor productivity with respect to density increases with human capital. Metropolitan areas with a human capital stock …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003948812
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Productivity and the Density of Human Capital
Abel, Jaison R. - 2011
We estimate a model of urban productivity in which the agglomeration effect of density is enhanced by a metropolitan … accounts for the spatial distribution of population, we find that a doubling of density increases productivity by 2 to 4 … average labor productivity with respect to density increases with human capital. Metropolitan areas with a human capital stock …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013133756
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Import Competition, Regional Divergence, and the Rise of the Skilled City
Quintana, Javier - 2021
This paper analyzes the contribution of import competition to the regional divergence among US metropolitan areas over recent decades. I document that the sharp rise in imports of Chinese manufacturing goods had a significant effect on the spatial skill polarization and the divergence of college...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013230477
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Essays on wage and productivity disparities : empirical studies with a regional focus in Germany and Brazil
Ehrl, Philipp - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010463073
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Off-the-Job Learning in Cities
Yamagishi, Atsushi - 2022
I document novel stylized facts on learning and its relationship with population density, using Japanese survey data that provide distinctively rich first-hand information about the frequency, purpose, subject, and method of off-the-job learning. First, people learn more frequently in denser...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014242951
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The economics of parenting
Doepke, Matthias; Sorrenti, Giuseppe; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - 2019
Parenting decisions are among the most consequential choices people make throughout their lives. Starting with the work of pioneers such as Gary Becker, economists have used the toolset of their discipline to understand what parents do and how parents' actions affect their children. In recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011967160
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It takes a village : the economics of parenting with neighborhood and peer effects
Agostinelli, Francesco; Doepke, Matthias; Sorrenti, Giuseppe - 2020
As children reach adolescence, peer interactions become increasingly central to their development, whereas the direct influence of parents wanes. Nevertheless, parents may continue to exert leverage by shaping their children's peer groups. We study interactions of parenting style and peer...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012202945
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When the great equalizer shuts down: schools, peers, and parents in pandemic times
Agostinelli, Francesco; Doepke, Matthias; Sorrenti, Giuseppe - 2020
What are the effects of school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic on children's education? Online education is an imperfect substitute for in-person learning, particularly for children from low-income families. Peer effects also change: schools allow children from different socio-economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012389397
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Human capital sorting: The "when" and "who" of sorting of talents to urban regions
Ahlin, Lina; Andersson, Martin; Thulin, Per - 2017
Sorting of high-ability workers is a main source of urban-rural disparities in economic outcomes. Less is known about when such human capital sorting occurs and who it involves. Using data on 15 cohorts of university graduates in Sweden, we demonstrate significant sorting to urban regions on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011917031
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Labour market integration, human capital formation, and mobility
Haupt, Alexander; Übelmesser, Silke - 2014
In this paper, we analyse the implications of labour market integration in a two-region model with local human capital externalities and congestion effects. We show that integration can be a double-edged sword. Integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can reduce "real" income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435143