The role of labor market structure in urban sprawl
| Autor: | Vincent Boitier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux (GAINS), Le Mans Université (UM) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Matching (statistics) Government ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Wage Urban sprawl Social Welfare [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance Urban Studies Microeconomics Market structure 0502 economics and business Economics 050207 economics Construct (philosophy) Inefficiency ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS 050205 econometrics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Regional Science and Urban Economics Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, 2018, 73, pp.83-98. ⟨10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.06.003⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0166-0462 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.06.003⟩ |
| Popis: | 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. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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