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Title: Recalculating ... : How Uncertainty in Local Labour Market Definitions Affects Empirical Findings

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1841083

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Abstract: This paper evaluates the use of commuting zones as a local labour market definition. We revisit the seminal paper by Tolbert and Sizer and demonstrate the sensitivity of definitions to two features of the methodology: a cluster dissimilarity cut-off, or the count of clusters, and uncertainty in the input data. We show how these features impact empirical estimates using a standard application of commuting zones and an example from related literature. We conclude with advice to researchers on how to demonstrate the robustness of empirical findings to uncertainty in the definition of commuting zones.

Url: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2020.1841083

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Authors: Foote, Andrew; Kutzbach, Mark J.; Vilhuber, Lars

Periodical (Full): Applied Economics

Issue: 14

Volume: 53

Pages: 1598-1612

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Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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