Spatial heterogeneity in the wage curve

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 113
Issue: 3
Pages: 231-233

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1.009 = (α=2.02 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

Blanchflower and Oswald argue that the wage curve is a predictable empirical relationship with the “unemployment elasticity of pay” of about −0.1. Using GWR I find evidence of significant spatial heterogeneity in the unemployment elasticity of pay for US counties.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:113:y:2011:i:3:p:231-233
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General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-25