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Job Hopping, Earnings Dynamics, And Industrial Agglomeration In The Software Publishing Industry, Matthew Freedman
Job Hopping, Earnings Dynamics, And Industrial Agglomeration In The Software Publishing Industry, Matthew Freedman
Matthew Freedman
This paper investigates the implications of industrial clustering for labor mobility and earnings dynamics in one large and increasingly important high-technology sector. Taking advantage of longitudinal employee-employer matched data, I exploit establishment-level variation in agglomeration to explore how clustering in the software publishing industry affects labor market outcomes. The results show that clustering makes it easier for workers to job hop within the sector. Higher earnings levels in more agglomerated areas are partly attributable to sorting across locations among workers and firms in the industry on the basis of observable and unobservable characteristics. Controlling for this heterogeneity, workers in clusters …
La Riqueza De La Nación, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
La Riqueza De La Nación, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
No abstract provided.
La Riqueza De La Nación, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
La Riqueza De La Nación, Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu
No abstract provided.