It does seem it is skill-based technical change, which rewards high-talent urban clusters, and in the broader equilibrium, also lowers geographic mobility. That is the theme of the job market paper of Elisa Giannone from the University of Chicago, here is the abstract: “Skilled-Biased Technical Change and Regional Convergence,” (Job Market Paper) Poorer US cities […]
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