The role of labor market structure in urban sprawl

Vincent Boitier ()
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Vincent Boitier: GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université

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Abstract: In this article, I construct and calibrate a tractable search and matching model in which the residential density of workers is endogenous. Using this new framework, I demonstrate that labor market structure generates significant urban sprawl. I identify the fact that firms compensate workers for their spatial costs as the major cause of this large inefficiency. Next, I underline that optimality can be restored if the government implements an employee commuter-benefit program. Finally, I demonstrate that these results are robust to the inclusion of other features such as various job centers, wage settings, calibrations, preferences and social welfare functions.

Keywords: Urban sprawl; Search and spatial frictions; Efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-11
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Published in Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 73, pp.83-98. ⟨10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.06.003⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.06.003

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