-in-differences estimator, I find that cities endowed with a larger amount of human capital tend to elect mayors that have a higher educational …

In an empirical analysis, considering 236 U.S. cities in the period 1980-1990, we document a strong positive … productivity of those factors which are locally abundant. Therefore we may interpret this regularity as a sign that in cities where … may provide an explanation for the behaviour of education premia across cities. …

cities between 1970 and 1990. …

cities between 1970 and 1990. …

educational structure of cities under the central planning was determined by the government rather than the market; thus the … average educational attainment in cities at the end of communism can be regarded as exogenous with respect to the wages …

cities between 1970 and 1990. …

-schooling externalities in US cities between 1970 and 1990. …

educational structure of cities under the central planning was determined by the government rather than the market; thus the … average educational attainment in cities at the end of communism can be regarded as exogenous with respect to the wages …

human capital and human capital externalities in cities. Our estimates imply that a one year increase in average schooling … in cities increases their aggregate labour productivity by 8 to 11%. We find no evidence for aggregate human capital … externalities in cities however, although we use three different approaches. Our main theoretical contribution is to show how human …