The urban wage premium in imperfect labor markets

Hirsch Boris, Elke Jahn, Alan Manning and Michael Oberfichtner

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Abstract: Using administrative data for West Germany, this paper investigates whether part of the urban wage premium stems from greater competition in denser labor markets. We show that employers possess less wage-setting power in denser markets. We further document that an important part of the observed urban wage premia can be explained by greater competition in denser labor markets.

JEL-codes: J31 J42 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2020-11-10
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Published in Journal of Human Resources, 10, November, 2020. ISSN: 0022-166X

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Journal Article: The Urban Wage Premium in Imperfect Labor Markets (2022)
Working Paper: The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets (2019)
Working Paper: The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets (2019)
Working Paper: The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets (2019)
Working Paper: The Urban Wage Premium in Imperfect Labour Markets (2016)
Working Paper: The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets (2016)
Working Paper: The urban wage premium in imperfect labour markets (2015)
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