Empirics: A Reduced Form Analysis of Wage and Density (Agglomeration Economies)

I do not longer teach this lecture (since 2021/22), but I leave the slide if you are interested.

This lecture presents the state of art concerning the impact of density on wages, mainly based on:

• Puga D, De la Roca J, 2017. Learning by working in big cities. Review of Economic Studies 84, 106–142.