Combes, Pierre-Philippe COMBES; Duranton, Gilles DURANTON; … - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique … - 2009
Firms are more productive on average in larger cities. Two explanations have been offered:agglomeration economies (larger cities promote interactions that increase productivity) and firmselection (larger cities toughen competition allowing only the most productive to survive). Todistinguish...