Agglomeration, urban wage premiums, and college majors.

Autor/in	Liu, Shimeng
Titel	Agglomeration, urban wage premiums, and college majors. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Ballungsraum, urbane Lohnprämie und Studienfächer.
Quelle	In: Journal of regional science, 57 (2017) 4, S. 611-630 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4146; 1467-9787
DOI	10.1111/jors.12309
Schlagwörter	Informatik; Mathematik; Naturwissenschaften; Technik; Ballungsraum; USA; Studienfach; College; Einkommensunterschied; Lohnhöhe; College; Ballungsraum; Informatik; Mathematik; Naturwissenschaften; Einkommensunterschied; Lohnhöhe; Studienwahl; Studienfach; Regionaler Faktor; Technik; Hochschulabsolvent; USA
Abstract	"The aim of this paper is to examine the manner and extent to which worker skill type affects agglomeration economies that contribute to productivity in cities. I use college majors to proxy for skill types among workers with a bachelor's degree. Workers with college training in information-oriented and technical fields (e.g., STEM areas such as engineering, physical sciences, and economics) are associated with economically important within-field agglomeration economies and also generate sizeable spillovers for workers in other fields. In contrast, within-field and across-field spillovers for workers with college training in the arts and humanities are much smaller and often nonexistent. While previous research suggests proximity to college-educated workers enhances productivity, these findings suggest that not all college-educated workers are alike. Instead, positive spillover effects appear to derive mostly from proximity to workers with college training in information-oriented and technical fields." (Author's abstract, Published by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2018/2