In contrast to what several papers have argued recently, we show that firm heterogeneity fosters agglomeration of … propensity to export. This renders the home market more important speaking against agglomeration. We also relate changes in firm …

The paper combines an economic-geography model of agglomeration and periphery with a model of species diversity and …

efficiency arises since the efficient distribution of regional infrastructure requires full agglomeration for sufficiently low …

peripheral regions as the firms would forego ‘rents’ from agglomeration economies. In this paper, we study whether local policy … makers effectively tax such agglomeration rents. We test this with panel data from Swiss municipalities between 1985 and 2005 … introduce an new measure of cluster intensity which considers the varying intensities in agglomeration economies across sectors. …

capital externalities, integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can cause a decline in human capital and …

vertically), jurisdictional size asymmetries, and the potential for agglomeration economies. We survey the relevant theoretical … and of taxation in the presence of agglomeration rents. …