Urban agglomeration effects and employment and wage gradients |
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Authors: | Mahlon R Straszheim |
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Institution: | Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 USA |
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Abstract: | When employment occurs at both central and non-central points, but firms have a preference to be near the center, the rent gradient will decline, and a wage gradient is necessary to compensate workers for more centrally located employment. Wage gradients and rent gradients are jointly determined. The relationship between wage offer functions and the equilibrium wage gradient is derived, the latter dependent on utility functions and commuting costs. This is illustrated with a two sector model incorporating agglomeration economies in the export sector. Numerical solution reveals how agglomeration economies affect wages, employment, and city size. |
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