TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Weinstein, Russell
        TI  - Geography and Employer Recruiting
        PY  - 2017/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 11224
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp11224
        AB  - I analyze whether reducing geographic distance to high-wage jobs increases access to those employment opportunities. I collect office locations and campus recruiting strategies for over 70 prestigious banking and consulting firms, from 2000 to 2013. Using an event-study framework, I find firms are 2 times more likely to recruit at local universities after opening a nearby office, and 6 times more likely outside industry clusters. New target campuses outside industry clusters are less academically selective. The results suggest place-based policies may improve access to high-wage firms, and also suggest the importance of a university's local labor market for post-graduation outcomes.
        KW  - returns to college
KW  - employer recruiting
KW  - local labor markets
        ER  -