Taste Heterogeneity, Labor Mobility and Economic Geography
Taste Heterogeneity, Labor Mobility and Economic Geography
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DOI：
10.1016/s0304-3878(02)00057-3
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发表时间：
2001-12
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通讯作者：
T. Tabuchi;Jacques-François Thisse
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作者：
T. Tabuchi;Jacques-François Thisse
本文研究了劳动力异质性对活动空间分布的影响。这一目标是通过将离散选择理论的工具应用于经济地理模型来实现的。我们发现，口味的异质性作为一个强大的分散力。我们还表明，行业的空间分布（工资差异）和贸易成本之间的关系是光滑的钟形。最后，虽然罗尔斯的公平导致产业的分散，我们的分析表明，效率导致一个接近市场结果的解决方案，虽然后者可能涉及太多的聚集相比，前者。
This paper investigates the impact of the heterogeneity of the labor force on the spatial distribution of activities. This goal is achieved by applying the tools of discrete choice theory to an economic geography model. We show that taste heterogeneity acts as a strong dispersion force. We also show that the relationship between the spatial distribution of the industry (the wage differential) and trade costs is smooth and bell-shaped. Finally, while Rawlsian equity leads to the dispersion of industry, our analysis reveals that efficiency leads to a solution close to the market outcome, although the latter is likely to involve too much agglomeration compared to the former.