Predicted decline in retail wireless worker weekly earnings from a Sprint–T-Mobile merger, by commuting zone, ranked by population size
| Rank (by population) | Commuting zone | Azar et al. (OLS) | Azar et al. (IV) | Benmelech et al. | Rinz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles, CA | -$16.96 | -$55.69 | -$9.14 | -$14.56 |
| 2 | New York, NY | -$18.91 | -$62.24 | -$10.07 | -$16.23 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL | -$22.77 | -$74.71 | -$11.89 | -$19.54 |
| 4 | Houston, TX | -$18.58 | -$61.03 | -$10.03 | -$15.95 |
| 5 | Newark, NJ | -$24.01 | -$79.14 | -$11.74 | -$20.61 |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | -$17.16 | -$56.59 | -$8.10 | -$14.73 |
| 7 | Boston, MA | -$11.82 | -$39.05 | -$5.55 | -$10.14 |
| 8 | Washington, DC | -$19.73 | -$64.90 | -$9.63 | -$16.93 |
| 9 | Atlanta, GA | -$29.38 | -$96.63 | -$15.13 | -$25.22 |
| 10 | Philadelphia, PA | -$12.37 | -$40.88 | -$5.80 | -$10.61 |
| 11 | Detroit, MI | -$18.29 | -$60.07 | -$9.83 | -$15.70 |
| 12 | Miami, FL | -$19.33 | -$63.47 | -$11.86 | -$16.59 |
| 13 | Phoenix, AZ | -$15.45 | -$50.97 | -$7.69 | -$13.26 |
| 14 | Seattle, WA | -$18.98 | -$62.71 | -$9.05 | -$16.28 |
| 15 | Dallas, TX | -$23.64 | -$77.65 | -$13.31 | -$20.29 |
| 16 | New Haven, CT | -$11.91 | -$39.40 | -$5.22 | -$10.22 |
| 17 | Minneapolis, MN | -$18.15 | -$59.81 | -$8.48 | -$15.58 |
| 18 | San Diego, CA | -$13.74 | -$45.27 | -$6.92 | -$11.79 |
| 19 | Tampa, FL | -$18.73 | -$61.62 | -$10.29 | -$16.07 |
| 20 | Denver, CO | -$13.27 | -$43.67 | -$6.42 | -$11.39 |
| 21 | Baltimore, MD | -$17.26 | -$56.86 | -$8.34 | -$14.82 |
| 22 | Akron, OH | -$12.30 | -$40.54 | -$5.67 | -$10.55 |
| 23 | San Jose, CA | -$15.82 | -$52.26 | -$7.25 | -$13.57 |
| 24 | St. Louis, MO | -$21.50 | -$70.61 | -$10.64 | -$18.45 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh, PA | -$10.24 | -$33.88 | -$4.47 | -$8.78 |
| 26 | Yonkers, NY | -$11.78 | -$38.95 | -$5.49 | -$10.11 |
| 27 | Sacremento, CA | -$13.48 | -$44.44 | -$6.43 | -$11.57 |
| 28 | Orlando, FL | -$17.51 | -$57.45 | -$9.26 | -$15.03 |
| 29 | Portland, Oregon | -$12.12 | -$40.00 | -$5.60 | -$10.40 |
| 30 | Lake Havasu, AZ | -$12.66 | -$41.75 | -$5.98 | -$10.86 |
| 31 | Dallas, TX | -$18.15 | -$59.65 | -$9.97 | -$15.58 |
| 32 | San Antonio, TX | -$17.04 | -$56.08 | -$8.66 | -$14.63 |
| 33 | Cincinnati, OH | -$13.86 | -$45.69 | -$6.24 | -$11.89 |
| 34 | Charolotte, NC | -$13.52 | -$44.53 | -$6.16 | -$11.60 |
| 35 | Columbus, OH | -$17.66 | -$58.16 | -$8.21 | -$15.16 |
| 36 | Indianapolis, IN | -$15.07 | -$49.69 | -$6.88 | -$12.94 |
| 37 | Durham, NC | -$16.72 | -$55.16 | -$7.67 | -$14.35 |
| 38 | Kansas City, KS | -$19.55 | -$64.14 | -$9.76 | -$16.78 |
| 39 | Atlantic City, NJ | -$16.46 | -$54.28 | -$7.85 | -$14.12 |
| 40 | Austin, TX | -$26.11 | -$86.05 | -$12.32 | -$22.40 |
| 41 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | -$16.72 | -$54.84 | -$9.01 | -$14.35 |
| 42 | York, PA | -$10.62 | -$35.07 | -$4.77 | -$9.11 |
| 43 | Milwaukee, WI | -$14.26 | -$46.85 | -$7.01 | -$12.24 |
| 44 | Virginia Beach, VA | -$11.06 | -$36.46 | -$5.24 | -$9.49 |
| 45 | Salt Lake City, UT | -$16.69 | -$55.02 | -$8.05 | -$14.32 |
| 46 | Hanford, CA | -$9.08 | -$30.03 | -$4.12 | -$7.79 |
| 47 | Providence, RI | -$14.66 | -$48.16 | -$7.32 | -$12.58 |
| 48 | Jacksonville, FL | -$17.30 | -$56.94 | -$8.65 | -$14.85 |
| 49 | Nashville, TN | -$16.36 | -$53.92 | -$7.38 | -$14.04 |
| 50 | Grand Rapids, MI | -$17.41 | -$57.36 | -$9.04 | -$14.94 |
Source: Authors’ calculations based on data from Change to Win 2018 and earnings data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. Data columns show change in labor market concentration and worker earnings using estimated effects of labor market concentration from Azar, Marinescu, and Steinbaum 2017 (“Azar et al.”); Benmelech, Bergman, and Kim 2018 (“Benmelech et al.”); and Rinz 2018. See text for details.