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Labor Market Pooling
Author:
Mr. Guido De Blasio
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Sabrina Di Addarionull

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Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2002: Issue 121
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2002
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451854398.001
ISBN:
9781451854398
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
37
Keywords:
WP; work status; District firm; worker mobility; dependent variable; Agglomeration; Labor Market; Wages; Human Capital; Labor Mobility; labor demand schedules; cluster firm; Labor markets; Self-employment; Employment
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The paper provides an empirical investigation of labor market pooling. The analysis concentrates on Italian industrial districts and shows that there is scattered evidence of a widespread wage premium. In particular, there is no evidence of district differentials for the returns to seniority while there is evidence of negative differentials for the returns to education. Moreover, dwelling in a district has no impact on the probability of being self-employed and only a minor impact on the likelihood of transiting from wage-and-salary to self-employment. Finally, there is no evidence of higher district worker mobility across jobs.
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IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2002: Issue 121