In brief...Big city, bright future: why birthplace matters so much

Clement Bosquet and Henry Overman

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Abstract: How much does where you were born influence your future earnings? Analysing data from the British Household Panel Survey, Clément Bosquet and Henry Overman reveal that, on average, someone born in London in the 1970s earns 6.6% more than someone born in Manchester and 9.3% more than someone born in Liverpool.

Keywords: place of birth; spatial sorting; lifetime mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J31 J61 J62 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-11-01
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