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This paper focuses on three interrelated questions on urbanization and the geography of development. First, although we …
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Why are some spatial differences in land rents and wages not bid away by firms and individuals in search of low-cost or high-income locations? Why does economic activity cluster in centers of activity? And what are the consequences of remoteness from existing centers?
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What obstacles prevent the most productive technologies from spreading to less developed economies from the world … distances between populations, and document how such distances, relative to the world’s technological frontier, act as barriers …
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Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World examines the state of technology in … of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to …
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across world regions and by investigating the contribution of transport and communication infrastructure in promoting … spillovers from regional "success stories" in Sub-Saharan Africa and other lagging world regions will depend on first …
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