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Patricia E. Beeson
Researcher at University of Pittsburgh
Publications - 38
Citations - 1240
Patricia E. Beeson is an academic researcher from University of Pittsburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wage & Mortgage underwriting. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 37 publications receiving 1212 citations.
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Population growth in U.S. counties, 1840–1990
TL;DR: This paper examined the location and growth of the U.S. population using county-level census data from 1840 and 1990 and found that natural characteristics (e.g., access to water transportation) heavily influenced where populations located in 1840, and produced characteristics in existence in 1840 had a significant influence on subsequent growth.
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Patterns and determinants of productive efficiency in state manufacturing
Patricia E. Beeson,Steven Husted +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a stochastic frontier production function model to measure and compare productivity efficiency in the manufacturing sector of states in the United States over the period 1959-1972.
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Identifying productivity and amenity effects in interurban wage differentials
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative importance of amenity and productivity differences in determining wage differentials across urban areas was investigated, using data on recent movers to estimate equilibrium wages and rents for a sample of metropolitan areas.
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Identifying Productivity and Amenity Effects In Interurban Wage Differentials
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative importance of amenity and productivity differences in determining wage differentials across urban areas was investigated, using data on recent movers to estimate equilibrium wages and rents for a sample of metropolitan areas.
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Total factor productivity growth and agglomeration economies in manufacturing, 1959-73*
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the determinants of productivity growth in the manufacturing sector of states over the period 1959-1973, and focused on isolating the effects of a state's urbanization characteristics on productivity growth.