Wage inequality and the location of cities.

Autor/inn/en	Farrokhi, Farid; Jinkins, David
Titel	Wage inequality and the location of cities. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Lohnungleichheit und die Lage von Städten.
Quelle	In: Journal of urban economics, 111 (2019) May, S. 76-92 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-1190
DOI	10.1016/j.jue.2019.04.004
Schlagwörter	Soziale Ungleichheit; Bildungsertrag; Ballungsraum; Stadt; Einkommensunterschied; Einkommen; Einkommensverteilung; Lohnhöhe; Lohnstruktur; Regionaler Faktor; Regionaler Vergleich; Standortfaktor; Kalifornien; Silicon Valley; USA
Abstract	"We document that isolated cities have lower skill wage premia in American census data. To explain this correlation and other correlations between population and wages, we build an equilibrium empirical model that incorporates high and low-skill labor, costly trade, and both agglomeration and congestion forces. Our paper bridges the gap between the economic geography literature which abstracts from inequality, and the spatial inequality literature which abstracts from geography. We find that geographical location explains 16.5% of observed variation in the skill wage premium across American cities. We use our model to simulate counterfactual trade and technology shocks. Reductions in domestic trade costs benefit both skill groups but low-skill workers benefit more." (Author's abstract, © 2019 Elsevier).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/3