Appendices deal with the basic urban economics monocentric model without. I am indebted to david card, the center for labor economics at uc berkeley, and the institute for research in labor and employment, berkeley, california, for their hospitality during my stay as a. A dynamic model of weak and strong ties in the labor market. Journal of labor economics empirical economics papers in regional science.
A dynamic model of weak and strong ties in the labor. Professor yves zenou economic, social and political sciences. The labor market effects of spatial mismatch jan k. A companion to urban economics provides a stateoftheart overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics unique in both its rigor and international treatment. Urban labor economics came out in may 2009 at cambridge university press.
Advanced urban economics 14 hours by yves zenou stockholm university general description. Shapiro and stiglitz 15 and zenou and smith 22 who introduce space in an. Workers commute to a business center to work and to interact with other people. Notes on the literature 421 general conclusion 423 a. Based on his persistent research work over the past twenty years, zenou has done a great job of presenting a unified theory of urban labor economics, in which land markets and labor markets are linked in. June 25, 2010 written for the handbook of social economics abstract in this chapter i provide an overview of research on social networks and their role in shaping behavior and economic outcomes. How urbanization affect employment and social interactions. Exercise 2 answers pdf exercise 3 answers pdf exercise 4 answers pdf exercise 5 answers pdf lecture 3. Regional science and urban economics vol 40, issue 1.
By wage labour, we mean the socio economic relationship the employer has with hisher employee, where the worker sells his or her labour under an employment contract. In the field of urban economics, this is exactly the kind of book that i have been waiting for. Total downloads of all papers by antoni calvoarmengol. Labour economics is devoted to publishing international research on empirical, theoretical and econometric topics that are of particular interest to labour economists. Many issues in urban economics can be analyzed in a new and deeper way when the labor market is introduced. The unemployment effect is first analyzed using a simple minimum. Part 1 is devoted to searchmatching models, part 2 to efficiencywage. Jacksony yves zenouz september 14, 2012 we gratefully acknowledge nancial support from the nsf under grant ses1155302 and from microsoft. How urbanization affects employment and social interactions. Part 1 is devoted to searchmatching models, part 2 to efficiencywage models, and part 3 to urban ghettos and labor markets. The author knows it and has done a lot to ease entry into the material. Urban labor economics by yves zenou cambridge core.
The aim of this article is to analyze the effects of housing discrimination on the wages and unemployment rates of black workers. Social interactions and labor market outcomes in cities we develop a model where information about jobs is essentially obtained through friends and relatives, i. Nearly everything we know about what frictions in their two most important markets imply for cities is the outcome of yves zenou s. How urbanization affects employment and social interactions iza dp no. An an introduction with applications to crime and labor markets, in progress. Different models of urban labor economic theory are examined in the initial two parts of this book.
For instance, agglomeration economies are usually assessed. There is an important literature in urban economics looking at how interactions between agents create agglomeration and city centers. He is also the editorinchief of the journal of economic perspectives, research associate at the national bureau of economic research cambridge, and research fellow at the centre for economic policy research london and the institute. Essays on marginalization and integration of immigrants. An overview of social networks and economic applications. Social interactions and labor market outcomes in cities. The study of labour economics aims to understand the dynamics and functions of the markets at wage labour. Using the european social survey, we find that there is a penalty to be paid for immigrants with a strong identity. We first present a benchmark model in which firms set efficiency wages to prevent shirking and to compensate workers for commuting. Yves zenou stockholm university and research institute of. Advanced urban economics 14 hours by yves zenou stockholm university general description urban economics is the economic study of urban areas. Professor yves zenou economics, university of southampton, southampton.
Imperfections in the labour market are also pervasive. We present a new way of modeling local labor markets by linking the space of workers skills and the physical space of cities. In particular, labour economics gives due recognition to solid empirical work with a strong economic interpretation. Ethnic identity and labour market outcomes of immigrants. Furthermore, the spatial scale of analysis shapes the choice of tools and measures to investigate specific issues. Based on his persistent research work over the past twenty years, zenou has done a great job of presenting a unified theory of urban labor economics, in which land markets and labor markets are linked in an integrated manner.
Download a pdf of our prospectus or order a printed copy to be delivered to your door. Urban labor economics, by yves zenou, journal of regional. Urban spatial structure, employment and social ties. As such, it involves using the tools of economics to analyze urban issues such as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance. The mechanisms of spatial mismatchlaurent gobillon, harris. In this paper survey some recent developments in urban labour economic theory.
It also shows that when the jobdestruction rate or the jobinformation rate increases, workers choose to rely more on their weak ties to find a job. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Request pdf on jul 1, 2012, eleonora patacchini and others published urban labor economics. Peer effects, social networks, and labor market outcomes in cities 376 1. His research interests cover urban economics, labor economics, public economics and development economics. Thinking about what imperfections in the labour and housing markets do to cities is the stuff of this book, aptly entitled urban labor economics. Enrico moretti is an italianborn american economist and the michael peevey and donald vial professor of economics at the university of california, berkeley.
Yves zenou1 stockholm university and research institute of industrial economics ifn yves. Cambridge university press, new york, usa 2009 yasuhiro sato. Under both models, suburban housing discrimination leads to a higher. Professor yves zenou is professor of economics part time within economic, social and. We study the relationship between ethnic identity and labour market outcomes of noneu immigrants in europe. The definition of a monopsony in the oxford english dictionary is a condition in which there is only one buyer for the product of a large number of sellers, and the typical labour market example is a mining or mill town in the early days of the industrial revolution. Iza discussion papers often represent preliminary work and are circulated to encourage discussion. Urbanization, suburbanization, gentrification, and. Request pdf on jan 1, 2010, jan rouwendal and others published urban labor economics, by yves zenou find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
Based on his persistent research work over the past twenty years, zenou has done a great job of presenting a unified theory of urban labor economics, in which. Sorry, we are unable to provide the full text but you may find it at the following locations. Urban economics is the economic study of urban areas. It shows that increasing the time spent with weak ties raises the employment rate of workers. Zenou, journal of economic geography on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Brueckner, university of illinois at urbanachampaign yves zenou, university of southampton the aim of this article is to analyze the effects of housing discrim. Zenou, journal of economic geography, volume 10, issue 6, november 2010. The study develops a simple model where workers can obtain a job through either their strong or weak ties. Despite the fundamental importance of the underlying questions, this book is a lone star in the literature. An ideal supplementary textbook in upperlevel undergraduate urban economics courses, or in masters level and professional courses, providing students with the. I found zenou s urban labor economics to be a useful introduction and reference for a paper that im writing that uses search theory models. Part 1 is devoted to searchmatching models, part 2 to efficiency wage.
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