resonate with the idea that urban economies provide a mix of industrial diversity and specialisation. A location in a within …As cities increasingly become centers of economic growth and innovation, there is a need to understand their inner …-standing question whether agglomeration economies derive from specialization (within-industry) or diversity (between-industry). We show …

A simple model of process innovation is proposed, where firms learn about their ideal production process by making …

This paper develops microfoundations for the role that diversified cities play in fostering innovation. A simple model … of process innovation is proposed, where firms learn about their ideal production process by making prototypes. We build …

A simple model of process innovation is proposed, where firms learn about their ideal production process by making …

resonate with the idea that urban economies provide a mix of industrial diversity and specialisation. A location in a within …As cities increasingly become centers of economic growth and innovation, there is a need to understand their inner …-standing question whether agglomeration economies derive from specialization (within-industry) or diversity (between-industry). We show …

This paper examines the effects of specialisation (within-sector clustering) and diversity (between-sector clustering … clusters of business services firms. A standard deviation increase in business services specialisation leads to on average a 40 …, not necessarily business services firms, so diversity is negatively related to location decisions. Almost all firms either …

-specific preferences of business services firms for location attributes such as diversity of economic activities and specialisation of … business services. We correct for endogeneity of our specialisation measure by means of a control function approach, using … increase in business services specialisation of a location leads to a 40 percent increase in the probability that a business …

specialisation and diversity? To what extent does the structure of cities, and the activities of firms and people in them, change …