The effect of market access on the labor market: Evidence from German reunification

The New Economic Geography predicts a positive effect of market access on wages, as represented by the wage equation. Several studies provide empirical evidence in favor of the wage equation. However, a key problem is the endogeneity of market access: it is challenging to identify the causal effects...

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Published in:	MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 39-2012)
Main Author:	Zierahn, Ulrich
Format:	Work
Language:	English
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2012
Subjects:	wage equation New Economic Geography Wirtschaft market access natural experiment, differences-in-differences Economics
Online Access:	PDF Full Text
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