Beladi, Hamid; Chao, Chi-chur; Ee, Mong Shan; Hollas, … - 2017
This paper examines the short- and long-term effects of urbanization, via favorable urban development policies, on … unskilled labor in the short term. In the long term, urbanization can attract new firms to the urban sector, and favorable urban … development policies may result in excessive entry of firms, which can amplify wage inequality in the economy. This entry …