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dc.contributor.authorSwift, Henry Spenceren_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-08T09:29:43Z
dc.date.available2017-06-08T09:29:43Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.otherHPU4160769en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.hpu.edu.vn/handle/123456789/24881-
dc.description.abstractWorkers in similar occupations cluster, much like firms in similar industries. This may be due to firm clustering, but I propose a supply-side mechanism that may also provide an explanation. When workers face a risk of separation from a particular job, they will consider the other jobs available in a particular area in their location decision. Based on this theory I make three predictions. Workers will tend to cluster in areas where their skills are in high demand. They will be paid less in these areas, ceteris paribus. And demand shocks will affect workers' wages less, and employment more, in areas where their skills are in high demand. I test this mechanism using data from the decennial U.S. Census. I use ONET data on occupational tasks to construct a measure of occupational distance. I then estimate labor supply curves to determine to test the predictions of the theory. I do not find substantial evidence for this mechanism.en_US
dc.format.extent49 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMIT International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)en_US
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.subjectOccupationsen_US
dc.subjectWorkersen_US
dc.titleThe spatial clustering of occupationsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.size1.96Mben_US
dc.departmentSociologyen_US
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