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Microfoundations of Urban Agglomeration Economies

Duranton, Gilles; Puga, Diego - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This Paper studies the theoretical micro-foundations of urban agglomeration economies. We distinguish three types of … characterization of some of the main theoretical underpinnings of urban agglomeration economies, to discuss modeling issues that arise … when working with these tools, and to compare different sources of agglomeration economies in terms of the aggregate urban …

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Micro-Foundations of Urban Agglomeration Economies

Puga, Diego; Duranton, Giles - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2003

This handbook chapter studies the theoretical micro-foundations of urban agglomeration economies. We distinguish three … precise characterisation of some of the main theoretical underpinnings of urban agglomeration economies, to discuss modelling … issues that arise when working with these tools, and to compare different sources of agglomeration economies in terms of the …

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Urban land use

Duranton, Gilles; Puga, Diego - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

We provide an integrated treatment of the theoretical literature on urban land use inspired by the monocentric model, including extensions that deal with multiple endogenous business centres, various dimensions of heterogeneity, and durable housing. After presenting the theory and distilling its...

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Decomposing the Growth in Residential Land in the United States

Overman, Henry G; Puga, Diego; Turner, Matthew A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper decomposes the growth in land occupied by residences in the United States to give the relative contributions of changing demographics versus increases in the land area used by individual households. Between 1976 and 1992 the amount of residential land in the United States grew 47.5%...

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The Growth of Cities

Duranton, Gilles; Puga, Diego - In: Handbook of Economic Growth

important effects on the evolution of cities. In recent decades, cities with better amenities have grown faster. Agglomeration …

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The growth of cities

Duranton, Gilles; Puga, Diego - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

important effects on the evolution of cities. In recent decades, cities with better amenities have grown faster. Agglomeration …

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The Spread of Industry: Spatial Agglomeration in Economic Development

Puga, Diego; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper describes the spread of industry from country to country as a region grows. All industrial sectors are initially agglomerated in one country, tied together by input-output links between firms. Growth expands industry more than other sectors, bidding up wages in the country in which...

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The Rise and Fall of Regional Inequalities

Puga, Diego - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

the agglomeration of increasing returns activities. When workers migrate towards locations with more firms and higher real … wages, this intensifies agglomeration. When workers do not move across regions, further reductions in transport costs make …

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The productivity advantages of large cities: Distinguishing agglomeration from firm selection

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Duranton, Gilles; Gobillon, Laurent - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

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 …

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Preferential Trading Arrangements and Industrial Location

Puga, Diego; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

the hub, with better reciprocal access to spoke nations than to each other. Further liberalization induces agglomeration …

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