Enrico Moretti

Italian economist and professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, known for research in labor economics, innovation, and the geography of economic activity; author of The New Geography of Jobs.

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  1. 1. The New Geography Of Jobs

    The book analyzes how job growth and innovation have become increasingly concentrated in a small number of metropolitan areas, creating “superstar” cities that attract highly educated workers and high‑paying firms. This concentration boosts productivity and wages in these hubs but also drives up housing costs, widens regional inequality, and strains local infrastructure, while producing knowledge spillovers that reinforce their advantage. It examines the roles of education, technology, and networks in these dynamics and discusses policy options to spread opportunity and manage the social costs of agglomeration.

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