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Fullerton, Andrew S.; Villemez, Wayne J. – Social Forces, 2011
Several recent studies across the social sciences show that the spatial agglomeration of employment in a local labor market benefits both firms and workers in terms of better firm performance and higher wages. Drawing from the organizational ecology perspective, we argue that workers receive higher wages in large industrial clusters and urban…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Urban Areas, Geographic Distribution, Social Environment