We develop a framework that integrates natural advantage, agglomeration economies, and firm selection to explain why …

('agglomeration'), that this effect is stronger for the top of the income distribution ('polarization'), and that household income …

Urbanisation in Ethiopia is increasing rapidly. This paper uses city-level data to investigate the evolution of …

also uneven across space, it also seems relevant to wonder about the effects of the geographic agglomeration of economic … activity. Moreover, it seems relevant to consider not only the levels of inequality and agglomeration, but also their change … specifications and introducing different measures for agglomeration at country level, especially urbanization and urban concentration …

Firms are more productive on average in larger cities. Two explanations have been offered: agglomeration economies … selection model and a standard model of agglomeration. Stronger selection in larger cities left truncates the productivity … distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right shifts and dilates the distribution. We assess the relative importance of …