applied to a broad class of assignment models. The results indicate that industries are the loci of sorting-more productive … workers are employed in more productive industries. The evidence confirms assortative matching can be present even when worker …

concentration industries, and an overall tendency towards oligopolistic structure. Estimates of aggregate profitability also show a … competition policy is likely to face more challenges as large companies are becoming more common in more and more industries. …

industries, import competition actually strengthens employment growth. In addition, import competition tends to improve average …

fluctuations, both at the aggregate level and at the level of individual industries. We construct a New Keynesian DSGE model that …-specific, uncorrelated across industries. The bulk of the aggregate fluctuations, including those in aggregate measured productivity, are …

, they have been substantially larger in lower-paying occupations and industries. Individuals from disadvantaged groups, such …

reviews both “spatial” (e.g. agglomerations, infrastructure, geography) and “aspatial” (e.g. human capital, labour regulations …