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The role of labor market structure in urban sprawl

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  • Vincent Boitier

    (GAINS - Groupe d'Analyse des Itinéraires et des Niveaux Salariaux - UM - Le Mans Université)

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In this article, I construct and calibrate a tractable search and matching model in which the residential density of workers is endogenous. Using this new framework, I demonstrate that labor market structure generates significant urban sprawl. I identify the fact that firms compensate workers for their spatial costs as the major cause of this large inefficiency. Next, I underline that optimality can be restored if the government implements an employee commuter-benefit program. Finally, I demonstrate that these results are robust to the inclusion of other features such as various job centers, wage settings, calibrations, preferences and social welfare functions.

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  • Vincent Boitier, 2018. "The role of labor market structure in urban sprawl," Post-Print hal-02447281, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02447281
    DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2018.06.003
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    1. Marchiori, Luca & Pascal, Julien & Pierrard, Olivier, 2023. "(In)efficient commuting and migration choices: Theory and policy in an urban search model," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
    2. Alina Zrobek-Rozańska & Anna Zrobek-Sokolnik & Wieslawa Lizinska, 2021. "Suburbanisation of the Rural Areas and the Implementation of Local Authorities' Own Responsibilities: Needs and Challenges," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 425-434.
    3. Morkovina S.S. & Serebryakova N.A. & Sirotkina N.V. & Dorokhova N.V., 2018. "Labor Market Regulation Policy: Methodological Aspects," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(Special 2), pages 946-953.

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