讲座：The Variety of Nontradable Consumption Amenities and Local Firm Productivity: Evidence from Restaurants 发布时间：2024-07-02
嘉 宾：杜锐 助理教授 俄克拉荷马州立大学
主持人：赵锂 副教授 77779193永利官网
时 间：2024年7月9 日（周二）14:00-15:30
地 点: 77779193永利官网徐汇校区77779193永利官网B716
内容简介：
This paper examines how exposure to a variety of local, non-tradable amenities, specifically restaurant diversity, influences firm productivity within a city. Traditionally, the focus has been on the quantity of amenities across cities. We shift the lens to the variety of amenities available at fine spatial scales within a city. We employ an instrument variable strategy for causal inference, leveraging China’s prevalent presale housing system. Using data in Beijing, our results reveal a significant 4.9% increase in firm-level TFP associated with a one-standard-deviation rise in restaurant variety in firms' immediate vicinity. This effect is attributed to enhanced face-to-face interactions, a more skilled workforce, improved employee well-being, and increased innovation intensity. Notably, the impact is more pronounced for private firms, those with a greater reliance on labor and technology, and firms whose employees incur higher commuting costs. These findings highlight the crucial role of local consumption amenity diversity in shaping urban productivity, even at granular spatial scales.
演讲人简介：
杜锐，经济学博士，美国俄克拉荷马州立大学（Oklahoma State University）斯皮尔斯商学院（Spears School of Business）经济系助理教授，曾就职于麻省理工学院(MIT)房地产研究中心 (Center for Real Estate) 及城市研究和规划系 (Department of Studies and Planning)。主要研究领域为城市与区域经济学、 应用微观计量、 经济地理、 以及中国经济。研究成果发表于Journal of Environmental Economics and Management、 Regional Science and Urban Economics、Economic Inquiry、Journal of Housing Economics、Regional Studies等多个国际权威期刊，并为多个国际期刊担任匿名审稿人。
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