Most countries exhibit large and persistent geographical differences in wages, income, and
unemployment rates. A growing class of place-based policies attempts to address these …

Mental health challenges are a ubiquitous workplace concern, with approximately 20% of
people having a mental illness and most employees reporting at least one symptom of poor …

In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a more and more divided society with
inequality between the regions as marked as it has ever been. In a landmark analysis of the …

Using confidential establishment-level data from the US Census Bureau's Longitudinal
Business Database, this paper documents how local shocks propagate across US regions …

This paper models the optimal search strategies of the unemployed across space to
characterize local labor markets. Our methodology allows for linkages between numerous …

Many development policies, such as placement of infrastructure or local economic
development schemes, are “place-based.” Such policies are generally intended to stimulate …

Italy and Germany have similar geographical differences in firm productivity—with the North
more productive than the South in Italy and the West more productive than the East in …

In this review, I integrate a wide range of literature that has examined how the “geographic
mobility” of high-skilled workers creates value for organizations and individuals. Drawing on …

Differences in employment-population ratios across US commuting zones have persisted for
many decades. We claim these disparities represent real gaps in economic opportunity for …

ABSTRACT The impact of European Cohesion Policy in different contexts. Regional Studies.
Cohesion Policy, an important pillar of the European Union, has always been closely …