Spatial Mismatch and Skill Accumulation
32 Pages Posted: 21 May 2002
Date Written: April 2002
Abstract
Increasing returns in matching between skilled workers and firms create a local thick-market externality when labour markets are geographically segmented. This generates an agglomeration force that can offset the dispersion force due to local competition in a segmented product market. When this is the case, only some regions specialize in high-skill productions while others are caught in a low-skill trap.
Keywords: Agglomeration, spatial mismatch, dual labour markets, skill accumulation
JEL Classification: F12, L13, R13
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