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1.	Wheeler, Christopher H.
1.	Cities and the Growth of Wages Among Young Workers Evidence from the NLSY Working Paper 2005-055A, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2005. Also: http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/more/2005-055 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Keyword(s): Earnings; Human Capital Theory; Labor Market Demographics; Skills; Wage Growth Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Human capital-based theories of cities suggest that large, economically diverse urban agglomerations increase worker productivity by increasing the rate at which individuals acquire skills. One largely unexplored implication of this theory is that workers in big cities should see faster growth in their earnings over time than comparable workers in smaller markets. This paper examines this implication using data on a sample of young male workers drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort. The results suggest that earnings growth does tend to be faster in large, economically diverse local labor markets--defined as counties and metropolitan areas--than in smaller, more specialized markets. Yet, when examined in greater detail, I also find that this association tends to be the product of faster wage growth due to job changes rather than faster wage growth experienced while on a particular job. This result is consistent with the idea that cities enhance worker productivity through a job search and matching process and, thus, that an important aspect of 'learning' in cities may involve individuals learning about what they do well"--Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis web site.
	Bibliography Citation Wheeler, Christopher H. "Cities and the Growth of Wages Among Young Workers Evidence from the NLSY." Working Paper 2005-055A, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2005.

2.	Wheeler, Christopher H.
2.	Cities and the Growth of Wages Among Young Workers: Evidence from the NLSY Journal of Urban Economics 60,2 (September 2006): 162-184. Also: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094119006000179 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Academic Press, Inc. Keyword(s): Human Capital Theory; Job Skills; Local Labor Market; Skills; Urbanization/Urban Living; Wage Growth Human capital-based theories of cities suggest that large, economically diverse urban agglomerations increase worker productivity by increasing the rate at which individuals acquire skills. One largely unexplored implication of this theory is that workers in big cities should see faster growth in their earnings over time than comparable workers in smaller markets. This paper examines this implication using data on a sample of young male workers drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort. The results suggest that earnings growth does tend to be faster in large, economically diverse local labor markets—-defined as counties and metropolitan areas—-than in smaller, more specialized markets. Yet, when examined in greater detail, I also find that this association tends to be the product of faster wage growth due to job changes rather than faster wage growth experienced while on a particular job. This result is consistent with the idea that cities enhance worker productivity through a job search and matching process and, thus, that an important aspect of 'learning' in cities may involve individuals learning about what they do well. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR; Copyright 2006 Elsevier]
	Bibliography Citation Wheeler, Christopher H. "Cities and the Growth of Wages Among Young Workers: Evidence from the NLSY." Journal of Urban Economics 60,2 (September 2006): 162-184.

3.	Wheeler, Christopher H.
3.	Local Market Scale and the Pattern of Job Changes Among Young Men Working Paper 2005-033A, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2005. Also: http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/more/2005-033 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Job Search; Labor Market Demographics Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. In finding a career, workers tend to make numerous job changes, with the majority of 'complex' changes (i.e. those involving changes of industry) occurring relatively early in their working lives. This pattern suggests that workers tend to experiment with different types of work before settling on the one they like best. Of course, since the extent of economic diversity differs substantially across local labor markets in the U.S. (e.g. counties and cities), this career search process may exhibit important differences depending on the size of a worker's local market. This paper explores this issue using a sample of young male workers drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort. The results uncover two rather striking patterns. First, the likelihood that a worker changes industries rises with the size and diversity of his local labor market when considering the first job change he makes. Second, however, this association gradually decreases as a worker makes greater numbers of job changes. By the time he makes his fourth change, the likelihood of changing industries significantly decreases with the scale and diversity of the local market. Both results are consistent with the idea that cities play an important role in the job matching process. --Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis web site.
	Bibliography Citation Wheeler, Christopher H. "Local Market Scale and the Pattern of Job Changes Among Young Men." Working Paper 2005-033A, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 2005.

4.	Wheeler, Christopher H.
4.	Local Market Scale and the Pattern of Job Changes among Young Men Regional Science and Urban Economics 38,2 (March 2008): 101-118 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Elsevier Keyword(s): Career Patterns; Job Turnover; Local Labor Market; Rural/Urban Differences In finding a career, workers tend to make numerous job changes, with the majority of 'complex' changes (i.e. those involving changes of industry) occurring relatively early in their working lives. This pattern suggests that workers tend to experiment with different types of work before settling on the one they like best. Of course, since the extent of economic diversity differs substantially across local labor markets in the U.S. (e.g. counties and metro areas), this career search process may exhibit important differences depending on the size of a worker's local market. This paper explores this issue using a sample of young male workers drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Cohort. The results uncover two rather striking patterns. First, the likelihood that a worker changes industries rises with the size and diversity of his local labor market when considering the first job change he makes. Second, however, this association gradually decreases as a worker makes greater numbers of job changes. By the time he makes his fourth change, the likelihood of changing industries significantly decreases with the scale and diversity of the local market. Both results are consistent with the idea that urban areas play an important role in the job matching process. [Copyright 2008 Elsevier]
	Bibliography Citation Wheeler, Christopher H. "Local Market Scale and the Pattern of Job Changes among Young Men." Regional Science and Urban Economics 38,2 (March 2008): 101-118.

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