Charlot, Sylvie and Duranton, Gilles (2003) Communication externalities in cities. CEPDP, 592. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK. ISBN 0753016702
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Abstract
To identify communication externalities in French cities, we exploit a unique survey recording workplace communication of individual workers. Our hypothesis is that in larger and/or more educated cities, workers should communicate more. In turn, more communication should have a positive effect on individual wages. By estimating both an earnings and a communication equation, we find evidence of communication externalities. Being in a larger and more educated city makes workers communicate more and in turn this has a positive effects on wages. However, only a small fraction of the overall effects of a more educated and larger city on wages percolates through this channel.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://cep.lse.ac.uk |
| Additional Information: | © 2003 the authors |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | human capital, cities, communication externalities |
| Library of Congress subject classification: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
| Journal of Economic Literature Classification System: | J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc. R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R19 - Other R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R29 - Other |
| Sets: | Collections > Economists Online Research centres and groups > Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) Departments > Geography and Environment |
| Rights: | http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/rights/LSERO.htm |
| Identification Number: | 592 |
| URL: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/20016/ |
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