This study explores the relationship between agglomeration economies and industrial productivity between 1980 and 2010 … in Ecuador. The measure of productivity used is labour productivity. We conclude that urbanization economies have a … positive impact on productivity in the period analyzed. …

show higher productivity levels as compared to those located in smaller regions, the role of an agglomeration is very … agglomeration. The analysis shows a clear and strong selection of more productive new establishments into larger regions, regardless … distinct depending on the foundation type. Spin-offs in larger regions tend to keep the higher productivity level shown in the …

Worldwide trade flows are dominated by high-productivity firms, that have a large range of products. Since the product … effects of the product mix of firms on agglomeration. I build a theoretical model of multiproduct firms à la Mayer, Melitz … agglomeration forces. …

agglomeration is shown to be always sustainable, which complements existing results in literature …

In contrast to what several papers have argued recently, we show that firm heterogeneity fosters agglomeration of … economic activity. If firms are more similar with respect to their total factor productivity, each company faces a lower … propensity to export. This renders the home market more important speaking against agglomeration. We also relate changes in firm …

This paper empirically analyzes the agglomeration-related productivity premium at the enterprise level of the … both the urban and the regional levels of analysis. We also found that productivity gained from urban agglomeration is the … almost doubles the productivity premium of a firm in an urban agglomeration. All of our results are robust to changes in …