the aim of comparing the only two possible market outcomes, i.e. agglomeration and dispersion. More precisely, we use the … plausible values of the main parameters suggest that there might be excessive agglomeration. …

This paper studies how firm heterogeneity in terms of productivity affects the balance between agglomeration and … endogenous markups. It shows that firm heterogeneity matters. However, whether it shifts the balance from agglomeration to … `evenness'. Accordingly, the role of firm heterogeneity in selection models of agglomeration can not be fully understood without …

agglomeration of economic activities. …

show that there exists a path of stable equilibria such that the industry, first, experiences progressive agglomeration … of the increasing urban costs associated with the process of agglomeration. …

two regions, the decrease of these costs fosters the gradual agglomeration of plants in the core region accommodating the …

markets are geographically segmented. This generates an agglomeration force that can offset the dispersion force due to local …

The Paper examines the interactions between economic integration and population agglomeration in a middle product … the final good is non-traded, whereas the intermediate goods are traded. We find that employment agglomeration and output …