" optical cable network to identify the impact of the Internet on the agglomeration of producer services in cities. We find that …, (i) the Internet promotes the agglomeration of producer services to cities with larger population sizes due to the higher … a city or its surrounding areas in promoting producer services agglomeration in large cities, which in turn promotes the …

We examine "agglomeration shadows" that emerge around large cities, which discourage some economic activities in nearby … areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is complicated, however, by endogenous city formation and "wave interference" that … estimate agglomeration shadows cast on nearby areas. We find that empirically, as in the simulations, detectable agglomeration …

We examine “agglomeration shadows” that emerge around large cities, which discourage some economic activities in nearby … areas. Identifying agglomeration shadows is complicated, however, by endogenous city formation and \wave interference" that … estimate agglomeration shadows cast on nearby areas. We find that empirically, as in the simulations, detectable agglomeration …

This paper evaluates the evolution of urban agglomeration from 2000 to 2020 in 66 developing and developed economies … from Asia, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and examines how urban agglomeration changes impinge on economic … agglomeration using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index calculation, which captures nations' urban demographic structure more robustly …