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The Economics of Density: Evidence from the Berlin Wall

Ahlfeldt, Gabriel; Redding, Stephen J.; Sturm, Daniel M; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This paper develops a quantitative model of internal city structure that features agglomeration and dispersion forces … estimate agglomeration and dispersion forces, we use data on thousands of city blocks in Berlin for 1936, 1986 and 2006 and … residential externalities. We show that the model with the estimated agglomeration parameters can account both qualitatively and …

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Dots to Boxes: Do the Size and Shape of Spatial Units Jeopardize Economic Geography Estimations?

Briant, Anthony; Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Lafourcade, Miren - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

geography exercises (the analysis of spatial concentration, agglomeration economies, and trade determinants), using various …

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Transport Costs, Intermediate Goods and Localized Growth

Walz, Uwe - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

This paper presents a dynamic, two-region general equilibrium model in which inter-regional production and trade patterns are endogenously determined. Localized growth stems from geographical concentration of an industrial sector exhibiting permanent productivity increases. Geographical...

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The Settlement of the United States, 1800 to 2000: The Long Transition towards Gibrat's Law

Desmet, Klaus; Rappaport, Jordan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper studies the long run development of U.S. counties and metro areas from 1800 to 2000. In earlier periods smaller counties converge whereas larger counties diverge. Over time, due to changes in the age composition of locations and net congestion, convergence dissipates and divergence...

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Regional Growth and Regional Decline

Breinlich, Holger; Ottaviano, Gianmarco; Temple, Jonathan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

, namely the joint consideration of agglomeration and growth. We also review empirical methods and findings based on natural …

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The Spatial Development of India

Desmet, Klaus; Ghani, Ejaz; O'Connell, Stephen D; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

This paper studies the recent spatial development of India. Services, and to a lesser extent manufacturing, are increasingly concentrating in high-density clusters. This stands in contrast with the United States, where in the last decades services have tended to grow fastest in medium-density...

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Task Specialization in U.S. Cities from 1880-2000

Michaels, Guy; Rauch, Ferdinand; Redding, Stephen J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

agglomeration over time towards an increased emphasis on human interaction. …

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Urbanisation and Migration Externalities in China

Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Démurger, Sylvie; Li, Shi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

external markets does not. Therefore, large agglomeration economies prevail in China and they are more localised than in …

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The Geography of Development within Countries

Desmet, Klaus; Henderson, J Vernon - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

This chapter describes how the spatial distribution of economic activity changes as economies develop and grow. We start with the relation between development and rural-urban migration. Moving beyond the coarse rural-urban distinction, we then focus on the continuum of locations in an economy...

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Trade and regional inequality

Rodriguez-Pose, Andres - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

This paper examines the relationship between openness and within-country regional inequality across 28 countries over the period 1975-2005. In particular, it tests a) whether increases in trade lead to rising inequalities, b) whether these inequalities recede in time, and c) whether increases in...

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