Cities and growth human capital location choice : accounting for amenities and thick labour markets

Brown, W. Mark (William Mark) 1969- (Author). Scott, Darren M. (Added Author). Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: A growing literature has found a positive association between human capital and long-run employment growth across cities. These studies have increased interest in understanding the location choices of university degree-holders, a group often used as a proxy measure of human capital. Based on data from the 2001 Canadian Census of Population, this paper investigates determinants of the location choices of degree- and non-degree-holders. With a multinomial logit model, it tests a series of hypotheses about the differential effects of thick labor markets and amenities on the location choice of these groups across metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in Canada.

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ISBN: 9781100211152 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 electronic text (35 p.) : digital file.
Publisher: Ottawa, Ont. : Statistics Canada, Economic Analysis Division, 2012

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General Note:	"JEL: R11, R23." "August 2012." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-35).
Formatted Contents Note:	Abstract -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Model development -- 3. Data development and model specification -- 4. Model results -- 4.1 General model -- 4.2 Degree-holders versus non-degree-holders -- 5. Relative contribution of expected incomes and amenities on location choice -- 6. Conclusion -- References.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.