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

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. …

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

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