TY - JOUR
T1 - Agglomeration and hours worked
AU - Rosenthal, Stuart S.
AU - Strange, William C.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - This paper establishes the existence of a previously overlooked relationship between agglomeration and hours worked. Among nonprofessionals, hours worked decrease with the density of workers in the same occupation. Among professionals, the relationship is positive. This relationship is stronger for the young than for the middle-aged. Moreover, young professional hours worked are especially sensitive to the presence of rivals. The paper shows that these patterns are consistent with the selection of hard workers into cities and with the high productivity of agglomerated labor. The behavior of young professionals is also consistent with the presence of keen rivalry in larger markets, a kind of urban rat race.
AB - This paper establishes the existence of a previously overlooked relationship between agglomeration and hours worked. Among nonprofessionals, hours worked decrease with the density of workers in the same occupation. Among professionals, the relationship is positive. This relationship is stronger for the young than for the middle-aged. Moreover, young professional hours worked are especially sensitive to the presence of rivals. The paper shows that these patterns are consistent with the selection of hard workers into cities and with the high productivity of agglomerated labor. The behavior of young professionals is also consistent with the presence of keen rivalry in larger markets, a kind of urban rat race.
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U2 - 10.1162/rest.90.1.105
DO - 10.1162/rest.90.1.105
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38849204983
SN - 0034-6535
VL - 90
SP - 105
EP - 118
JO - Review of Economics and Statistics
JF - Review of Economics and Statistics
IS - 1
ER -