This paper studies the dynamic sorting of workers prior to labor market entry that leads to skill differences across cities of different sizes, as well as its consequences on the estimation of agglomeration effects. Using rich administrative data for young, college-educated workers in Colombia, the paper shows that the most talented and best trained sort to big cities primarily because they attend college there and remain for work. The availability...
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2020/10/08
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS9433
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2020/10/08
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Disclosed
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In Search of Better Opportunities : Sorting and Agglomeration Effects among Young College Graduates in Colombia
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big city