This paper deals with the effects of cross-border transport infrastructure in the presence of agglomeration economies …

Firms are more productive on average in larger cities. Two explanations have been offered: agglomeration economies … selection model and a standard model of agglomeration. Stronger selection in larger cities left-truncates the productivity … distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right-shifts and dilates the distribution. We assess the relative importance of …

Firms are more productive on average in larger cities. Two explanations have been offered: agglomeration economies … selection model and a standard model of agglomeration. Stronger selection in larger cities left truncates the productivity … distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right shifts and dilates the distribution. We assess the relative importance of …

the agglomeration of increasing returns activities. When workers migrate towards locations with more firms and higher real … wages, this intensifies agglomeration. When instead workers do not move across regions, further reductions in transport …

hub- and-spoke arrangement favours location in the hub, with better reciprocal access induces agglomeration in the hub and …

sectors and regions creates a tendency for urban agglomeration. Demand from rural areas favours urban dispersion. European …

cities toughen competition, allowing only the most productive to survive) and agglomeration economies (larger cities promote … a generalised version of a tractable firm selection model and a standard model of agglomeration. Stronger selection in … larger cities left-truncates the productivity distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right-shifts and dilates the …