The influence of neighborhood characteristics on wages and eabor supply in an urban context : the case of a latin-american city

Leonardo Fabio Morales; Lina Marcela Cardona-Sosa

Borradores de Economia

Number:

844

Published:

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Classification JEL:

J01, J22, O18, R21

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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