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Kerr, William R.; Kominers, Scott Duke - Census Bureau, Department of Commerce - 2012

We model spatial clusters of similar firms. Our model highlights how agglomerative forces lead to localized, individual connections among firms, while interaction costs generate a defined distance over which attraction forces operate. Overlapping firm interactions yield agglomeration clusters...

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Inequality of Human Opportunities in Developing Asia

Son, Hyun H. - In: Asian Development Review 30 (2013) 2, pp. 110-130

This paper analyzes the equity of opportunity in basic education and infrastructure services in seven developing …. Opportunities to access basic education and infrastructure services in the seven countries vary widely in terms of availability and …

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Estimating the Skill Bias in Agglomeration Externalities and Social Returns to Education: Evidence from Dutch Matched Worker-Firm Micro-data

Groot, Stefan P.T.; Groot, Henri L.F. de - Tinbergen Instituut - 2014

relationship between agglomeration externalities and the level of education. While the positive relationship between economic … relationship between density and productivity for workers with different types of education. Apart from estimating the impact of … aggregate density, we also estimate whether the composition of the local labor market in terms of education is related to the …

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Education, Local Amenity and Spatial Agglomeration in a Small-Open Multi-Regional Economic Growth Model: Extending the Uzawa-Lucas Model to an Interregional Economy

Zhang, Wei-Bin - In: Business and Economics Research Journal 4 (2013) 1, pp. 1-28

has production, one education and one housing sector. The production side is the same as in the neoclassical growth theory …. Households move freely among regions, making decisions on levels of choosing housing, education, good, consumption and saving. A … leisure, work and education) and division of labor with endogenous wealth and income distribution among regions under perfect …

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Why Does Educational Attainment Differ Across U.S. States?

Hendricks, Lutz - CESifo - 2004

The fraction of persons holding a college degree differs nearly two-fold across U.S. states. This paper documents data related to state educational attainment differences and explores possible explanations. It shows that highly educated states employ skillbiased technologies, specialize in...

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Assessing Agglomeration Impacts in Auckland: Phase 2

Williamson, John; Paling, Richard; Staheli, Ramon; … - Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, … - 2008

Agglomeration effects, or the productivity benefits that stem from high employment densities, are being achieved in Auckland's central business district (CBD). This provides support for Auckland's economic transformation. However, questions remain as to the nature of these effects, and whether...

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Why does educational attainment differ across U.S. states?

Hendricks, Lutz - Society for Economic Dynamics - SED - 2004

College attainment differs nearly two-fold across U.S. states. This paper shows that highly educated states employ skill-biased technologies, specialize in skill-intensive industries, but do not pay lower skill premia. A theory based on agglomeration economies is developed to account for these...

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The Educational Bias in Commuting Patterns: Micro-Evidence for the Netherlands

Groot, Stefan P.T.; Groot, Henri L.F. de; Veneri, Paolo - Tinbergen Instituut - 2012

This study analyses the relation between education and commuting behaviour of Dutch workers. Results show that, ceteris …

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Intangible resources, agglomeration effect of FDI intensity, and firm performance: Evidence from Chinese semiconductor firms

Yang, Qin; Jiang, Crystal X.; Li, Sali - Departamento de Gestão e Economia, Instituto … - 2010

This study analyzes the impact of intangible resources on firm performance in an emerging economy context. Intangible resources are considered essential to firms? competitive advantage; however, we argue that firms? intangible resources can be negatively related with performance in emerging...

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Agglomerations and firm performance: how does it work, who benefits and how much?

Hervas-Oliver, Hervas-Oliver,Jose-Luis; Sempere-Ripoll, … - INGENIO - 2014

Agglomeration can generate gains. If it does, how does it work and how are those gains distributed across agglomerated firms? Despite the existence of an important body of research on this topic, the evidence is inconclusive. We examine the effect of localization externalities on a firm’s...

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