Fingleton, Bernard and Longhi, Simonetta
(2011)
The effects of agglomeration on wages: evidence from the micro-level.
SERC Discussion Papers (SERCDP0081).
Spatial Economics Research Centre (SERC), London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.
Abstract
This paper estimates individual wage equations in order to test two rival non-nested theories of economic agglomeration, namely New Economic Geography (NEG), as represented by the NEG wage equation and urban economic (UE) theory, in which wages relate to employment density. The paper makes an original contribution by evidently being the first empirical paper to examine the issue of agglomeration processes associated with contemporary theory working with micro-level data, highlighting the role of gender and other individual-level characteristics. For male respondents, there is no significant evidence that wage levels are an outcome of the mechanisms suggested by NEG or UE theory, but this is not the case for female respondents. We speculate on the reasons for the gender difference.
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Monograph
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| Official URL: |
http://www.spatialeconomics.ac.uk/ |
| Additional Information: |
© 2011 The Author |
| Divisions: |
Spatial Economics Research Centre |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| JEL classification: |
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple; Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables; Endogenous Regressors > C31 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Econometric Methods: Multiple; Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables; Endogenous Regressors > C33 - Models with Panel Data
D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R20 - General |
| Date Deposited: |
31 Jul 2014 15:58 |
| Last Modified: |
13 Sep 2024 20:20 |
| Funders: |
Economic and Social Research Council, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS), Welsh Assembly Government |
| URI: |
http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/58608 |
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