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Mysteries of the trade?: Skill-specific local agglomeration economies
Department of Industrial Economics, Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum, Sweden.
Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School, JIBS, Economics. Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School, JIBS, Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE). Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7432-7442
2022 (English)In: Regional studies, ISSN 0034-3404, E-ISSN 1360-0591, Vol. 56, no 9, p. 1538-1553Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Do workers benefit from proximity to other workers with similar skill sets? This question dates back at least to Alfred Marshall. We use occupation groups to proxy skill sets and show that the answer likely depends on geographical levels, as well on regional hierarchy. Using longitudinal Swedish data, we document robust evidence consistent with highly localized spillovers at the level of sub-city districts between individuals in similar occupations. We further demonstrate less distance-sensitive benefits of working in districts and regions, characterized by high overall density (of employees in other occupations). We find no evidence of benefits from overall density outside Sweden’s three main metropolitan areas.

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Taylor & Francis, 2022. Vol. 56, no 9, p. 1538-1553
Keywords [en]
agglomeration economies, attenuation, clusters, economic proximity, relatedness, spillovers, wages
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Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-54244DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1954611ISI: 000683673100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85112118309Local ID: HOA;;757647OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-54244DiVA, id: diva2:1585195
Available from: 2021-08-16 Created: 2021-08-16 Last updated: 2023-02-20Bibliographically approved

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