Why do cities pay more? An empirical examination of some competing theories of the urban wage premium

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-161

  Yankow, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745968901     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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