The spatial sorting and matching of skills and firms

Giordano Mion and Paolo Naticchioni

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2009, vol. 42, issue 1, 28-55

Abstract: In this paper we make use of a matched employer-employee database for Italy to look at the spatial distribution of wages. Using this rich database we aim to open up the black box of agglomeration economies exploiting the micro dimension of interaction among economic agents, both individuals and firms. We provide evidence that firm size and, especially, skills are sorted across space and account for a large portion of the spatial wage variation. Our data also support the assortative matching hypothesis, which we show not to be driven by co-location of good workers and firms. Finally, we point out that assortative matching is negatively related to local market size.

JEL-codes: J31 J61 R23 R30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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