Regional wage differences in the Netherlands: Micro-evidence on agglomeration externalities

Stefan Groot, Henri de Groot and Martijn Smit

No 184, CPB Discussion Paper from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Abstract: Based on micro-data on individual workers for the period 2000–2005, we show that regional wage differentials in the Netherlands are small but present. A large part of these differentials can be attributed to individual characteristics of workers. Remaining effects are partially explained by variations in employment density, with an elasticity of about 3.8 percent and by Marshall-Arrow-Romer externalities, where doubling the share of a (2-digit NACE) industry results in a 2.4 percent higher productivity. We find evidence for a negative effect of competition (associated with Porter externalities) and diversity (associated with Jacobs externalities).

JEL-codes: J24 O12 R11 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-07
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Journal Article: REGIONAL WAGE DIFFERENCES IN THE NETHERLANDS: MICRO EVIDENCE ON AGGLOMERATION EXTERNALITIES (2014)
Working Paper: Regional Wage Differences in the Netherlands: Micro-Evidence on Agglomeration Externalities (2011)
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