题目：Elastic Labor Supply, Variable Markups, and Spatial Inequalities
报告人: Dao-Zhi Zeng (Professor, Tohoku University)
报告时间：2017年3月15日（周三） 1：30 pm
地点：国际经管学院会议室（诚明楼三层）
主办方：国际经济管理学院

摘要: Assuming an inelastic labor supply, existing studies on spatial inequalities across countries show that a larger country has the advantages of a higher wage rate and a higher individual income. This paper reexamines these results by use of a model with an endogenous labor supply and variable markups. We find that both advantages can be reversed. Specifically, if the love for variety is strong and trade costs are high, the wage rate is lower but the individual income is higher in the larger country. However, if the love for variety is weak and trade costs are low, the wage rate is higher but the individual income may be lower in the larger country.

报告人简介: Dao-zhi Zeng is a professor of Tohoku University.  He works on theoretical models in new economic geography and trade.  For more information, please refer to
http://www.se.is.tohoku.ac.jp/~zeng/eng.html