ABSTRACT I examine the causes and the consequences of differences in labor market
outcomes across local labor markets within a country. The focus is on a long-run general …

This paper develops a new framework for examining the determinants of wage distributions
that emphasizes within‐industry reallocation, labor market frictions, and differences in …

We estimate the magnitude of spillovers generated by 112 academic “superstars” who died
prematurely and unexpectedly, thus providing an exogenous source of variation in the …

We quantify agglomeration spillovers by comparing changes in total factor productivity (TFP)
among incumbent plants in “winning” counties that attracted a large manufacturing plant and …

This paper starts with a “primer” on what we know about the conceptual and empirical links
between development and urbanization. While historical experience of developed countries …

Using administrative records from a UK university, we present evidence on the effects of
class size on students' test scores. We estimate non‐linear class size effects controlling for …

This paper provides a consumption-side explanation for the urban wage premium. The
paper shows that if the taste for consumption variety is a luxury good, high average wages in …

This study is about the macroeconomic effects of positive externalities or industrial spillovers
around advanced production. The case explored is the “technology di-dend” around …

In this paper, we simulate the long-run effects of migrant flows on wages of high-skilled and
low-skilled non-migrants in a set of countries using an aggregate model of national …

In this paper, a survey is presented of the recent developments in two empirical literatures at
the crossroads of labour and urban economics: studies about localised human capital …