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Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education

Calvó-Armengol, Antoni; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper studies whether structural properties of friendship networks affect individual outcomes in education. We first develop a model that shows that, at the Nash equilibrium, the outcome of each individual embedded in a network is proportional to her Katz-Bonacich centrality measure. This...

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Peer Effects and Social Networks in Education and Crime

Calvó-Armengol, Antoni; Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper studies whether structural properties of friendship networks affect individual outcomes in education and crime. We first develop a model that shows that, at the Nash equilibrium, the outcome of each individual embedded in a network is proportional to her Bonacich centrality measure....

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Testing for Localization Using Micro-Geographic Data

Duranton, Gilles; Overman, Henry G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

To study the detailed location patterns of industries, and particularly the tendency for industries to cluster relative to overall manufacturing, we develop distance-based tests of localization. In contrast to previous studies, our approach allows us to assess the statistical significance of...

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Economies of Scale in European Manufacturing Revisited

Henriksen, Espen; Steen, Frode; Ulltveit-Moe, Karen-Helene - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

We test for internal and external economies of scale in European manufacturing, employing a more disaggregated data set than has been used in earlier analyses. We aim to separate externalities from common business cycle effects. Fifteen European manufacturing industries in Germany, France, the...

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Exploring the Detailed Location Patters of UK Manufacturing Industries using Microgeographic Data

Duranton, Gilles; Overman, Henry G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

We use a point-pattern methodology to explore the detailed location patterns of UK manufacturing industries. In particular, we consider the location of entrants and exiters vs. continuing establishments, domestic- vs. foreign-owned, large vs. small, and affiliated vs. independent. We also...

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The Stability Threshold and Two Facts of Polarization

Haimanko, Ori; Le Breton, Michel; Weber, Shlomo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

In this paper we introduce the notion of stability threshold that quantifies the minimal returns to size sufficient to prevent credible secession threats by regions of the country. Severity of internal tension has been linked to degree of polarization of citizens' preferences and...

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Industrial Clusters: Equilibrium, Welfare and Policy

Norman, Victor D; Venables, Anthony J - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper studies the size and number of industrial clusters that will arise in a multi-country world in which … welfare maximum, showing that the equilibrium will generally have clusters that are too small, while there are possibly too … too small clusters. …

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Spatial Concentration and Firm-Level Productivity in France

Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Mayneris, Florian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

significant are modest and geographically very limited. The gains from clusters are also quite well internalized by firms in their …

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Are clusters more resilient in crises? Evidence from French exporters in 2008-2009

Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Mayneris, Florian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Clusters have already been extensively shown to favor firm-level economic performance (productivity, exports …, innovation etc.). However, little is known about the capacity of firms in clusters to resist economic shocks. In this paper, we … analyze whether firms that agglomerate in clusters and firms that have been selected to benefit from the "competitiveness …

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Public Support to Clusters: A Firm Level Study of French “Local Productive Systems”

Martin, Philippe; Mayer, Thierry; Mayneris, Florian - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

This paper analyzes empirically a public policy promoting industrial clusters in France. Cluster policies have become …

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