causal relationship from homeownership to unemployment. The literature confirms a decreasing effect of homeownership on … geographical mobility of workers, but does not in general confirm that homeowners have longer unemployment spells or higher … unemployment rates. Even though this finding is related to heterogeneity in the labour force and associated selectivity effects …

urban areas may generate productivity advantages that result in higher wages. City size has an important impact on the … relative bargaining power of workers and firms in the labour market. When analysing the relationship of local wages and the …