Communication externalities in cities
By: Sylvie Charlot, Gilles Duranton.
Contributors: Duranton, Gilles.; London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 592; Discussion paper (London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance : Online) ;; no. 592.
Publisher: Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Human capital -- Econometric models.; Business communication -- Econometric models.; Communication in management -- Econometric models.; Wage differentials -- Econometric models.
Description: "To identify communication externalities in French cities, we exploit a unique survey recording workplace communication of individual workers. Our hypothesis is that in larger and/or more educated cities, workers should communicate more. In turn, more communication should have a positive effect on individual wages. By estimating both an earnings and a communication equation, we find evidence of communication externalities. Being in a larger and more educated city makes workers communicate more and in turn this has a positive effects on wages. However, only a small fraction of the overall effects of a more educated and larger city on wages percolates through this channel"--London School of Economics web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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