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作者

来源

REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.73,P.83-98

语言

英文

关键字

Urban sprawl; Search and spatial frictions; Efficiency; JOB SEARCH; CITY STRUCTURE; UNEMPLOYMENT

作者单位

[Boitier, Vincent] Le Mans Univ, Le Mans, France. Boitier, V (reprint author), Le Mans Univ, Le Mans, France. E-Mail: vincent.boitier@univ-lemans.fr

摘要

In this article, I construct and calibrate a tractable search and matching model in which the residential density of workers is endogenous. Using this new framework, I demonstrate that labor market structure generates significant urban sprawl. I identify the fact that firms compensate workers for their spatial costs as the major cause of this large inefficiency. Next, I underline that optimality can be restored if the government implements an employee commuter-benefit program. Finally, I demonstrate that these results are robust to the inclusion of other features such as various job centers, wage settings, calibrations, preferences and social welfare functions.