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Title: Occupational Matching and Cities

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Publication Year: 2020

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Abstract: In this paper, I document that workers in larger cities have significantly more occupational options than workers in smaller ones. They are able to form better occupational matches and earn higher wages. I also note differences in the occupational reallocation patterns across cities. I develop a dynamic model of occupational choice that microfounds agglomeration economies and captures the empirical patterns. The calibration of the model suggests that better occupational match quality accounts for approximately 35% of the observed wage premium and a third of the greater inequality in larger cities.

Url: http://fmwww.bc.edu/EC-P/wp1011.pdf

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Authors: Papageorgiou, Theodore

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Land Use/Urban Organization, Poverty and Welfare

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