RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Urban Wage Premium in Imperfect Labor Markets
JF Journal of Human Resources
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 0119-9960R1
DO 10.3368/jhr.monopsony.0119-9960R1
A1 Hirsch, Boris
A1 Jahn, Elke J.
A1 Manning, Alan
A1 Oberfichtner, Michael
YR 2020
UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/2020/11/04/jhr.monopsony.0119-9960R1.abstract
AB Using administrative data for West Germany, this paper investigates whether part of the urban wage premium stems from greater competition in denser labor markets. We show that employers possess less wage-setting power in denser markets. We further document that an important part of the observed urban wage premia can be explained by greater competition in denser labor markets.