[HTML][HTML] Working from home: Too much of a good thing?

K Behrens, S Kichko, JF Thisse - Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
We develop a general equilibrium model with skilled workers who can and unskilled
workers who cannot work from home (WFH). Firms choose the amount of time they require …

Introduction: Regional inequality and political discontent in Europe

A Ejrnæs, MD Jensen, D Schraff… - Journal of European …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
What is the relationship between regional inequality and political discontent in Europe? This
special issue addresses this question by studying the influence of the subnational context …

Frontier workers and the seedbeds of inequality and prosperity

DS Connor, T Kemeny, M Storper - Journal of Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This article examines the role of work at the cutting of technological change—frontier work—
as a driver of prosperity and spatial income inequality. Using new methods and data, we …

Accelerating innovation ecosystems: The promise and challenges of regional innovation engines

J Guzman, F Murray, S Stern… - … and Innovation Policy …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
Motivated by the recent establishment of major US federal programs seeking to harness the
potential of regional innovation ecosystems, we assess the promise and challenges of place …

'Left behind places': what are they and why do they matter?

S Fiorentino, AK Glasmeier, L Lobao… - … Journal of Regions …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Stefania Fiorentino a,, Amy K. Glasmeier b, Linda Lobao c, Ron Martin d and Peter Tyler a
aDepartment of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge CB3 …

Industry wage differentials: A firm-based approach

D Card, J Rothstein, M Yi - Journal of Labor Economics, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
We revisit the estimation of industry wage differentials using linked employer-employee
data. Cross-sectional industry differences overstate pay premiums due to unmeasured …

The ethics of advanced ai assistants

I Gabriel, A Manzini, G Keeling, LA Hendricks… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
This paper focuses on the opportunities and the ethical and societal risks posed by
advanced AI assistants. We define advanced AI assistants as artificial agents with natural …

Populist resentments and identities and their repercussions on firms and regions. The example of East Thuringia

S Henn, M Hannemann - Journal of Economic Geography, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Right-wing populism and related geographies of discontent have become central subjects in
the recent debate on regional inequalities. The present contribution seeks to complement …

[HTML][HTML] An unexpected digital divide? A look at internet speeds and socioeconomic groups

R Gallardo, B Whitacre - Telecommunications Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
As societies and economies continue to digitize, the need to understand the digital divide
beyond binary availability or adoption metrics is increasing. Understanding the quality and …

[HTML][HTML] Pedestrian-oriented development in Beirut: a framework for estimating urban design impacts on pedestrian flows through modeling, participatory design, and …

A Sevtsuk, J Kollar, D Pratama, R Basu, J Haddad… - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
As municipalities are setting ambitious targets to increase non-motorized transportation
mode shares, analytic frameworks for examining how such targets will be met become …