In most countries, average wages tend to be higher in larger cities. In this paper, we focus on the role played by the matching of workers to firms in explaining geographical wage differences. Using rich administrative German data for 1985-2014, we show that wages in large cities are higher not...

This paper explores the connection between skilled foreign labor, urban agglomeration, and value creation through the lens of H-1B visa applications. We find that the spatial distribution of H-1B visas, which are awarded to highly skilled foreign-born workers, is heavily concentrated in a few...

Wage growth is stronger in larger cities, but this relationship holds exclusively for non-manual workers. Using rich German administrative data, I study the heterogeneity in the pecuniary value of big city experience, a measure of dynamic agglomeration economies, and its consequences for the...