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We show that σ-convergence in regional productivity growth can be approximated by σ-convergence in sectoral productivity growth and σ-convergence in structural transformation-led productivity growth. Applying this framework to Japanese prefecture-level data from 1874 to 2008, we find support...
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the past five decades. Our focus is on how employment levels and earnings relate to population density - that is, how … longstanding suburbanization of employment and population in cities with very dense urban cores essentially stopped in the first … decade of the 21st century. For cities with less dense cores, however, the decentralization of employment continues, even as …
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find significant effects from minimum wages on employment and monthly wages. However, we find a considerable negative …
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This paper is about the impact on (low-skilled) labour. We build a new economic geography model in which two types of labour (low and high-skilled) are distinguished and in which, due to wage rigidies, unemployment may arise. We also introduce two types of transportation costs (for goods and...
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