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Title: On the Distributional Aspects of Urban Growth

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: Although many theories of urban growth have broad implications regarding the dynamics of wage inequality, little empirical work has explored the issue. This paper studies the relationship between the growth of three measures of economic activity-population, employment, and per capita income-and a variety of wage-dispersion measures across a sample of US metropolitan areas between 1970 and 1990. Overall, the results indicate a negative association between the two: cities experiencing more rapid growth also tend to witness smaller increases (or larger decreases) in their inequality. Such findings offer some support to theories stressing growth-mechanisms which equalize productivity across workers. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Authors: Wheeler, Christopher H.

Periodical (Full): Journal of Urban Economics

Issue: 2

Volume: 55

Pages: 371-397

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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