An empiriacal index for labour market density

P.A. Gautier, C.N. Teulings

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Abstract

We derive a structural index for labor market density based on the Ellison-Glaeser index for industry concentration. The labor market density index serves as a proxy for the number of workers that are potentially available for jobs in a particular area. The index is based on observed home-work location patterns. It is particularly useful for testing theories where the scale of the market matters. We apply this index to a standard wage equation and find that it explains almost half of the cross-region wage variance.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)901-908
JournalReview of Economics and Statistics
Volume85
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

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