key insight that emerges is that the interaction between agglomeration economies and comparative advantage involves a … comparative advantage in sectors governed by this force whilst the impact of agglomeration economies is enhanced by trade cost … small economies is not only shaped by the primitives that determine agglomeration economies and comparative advantage but …

show higher productivity levels as compared to those located in smaller regions, the role of an agglomeration is very … agglomeration. The analysis shows a clear and strong selection of more productive new establishments into larger regions, regardless … distinct depending on the foundation type. Spin-offs in larger regions tend to keep the higher productivity level shown in the …

A large body of literature considers the productive advantages of cities, or "agglomeration economies". Most empirical … studies report positive agglomeration economies, although large variation exists in the magnitude of estimates. We use a meta …, we find agglomeration elasticities are likely to lie in the range 2.7-6.4%. Our findings confirm the controls enabled by …

agglomeration is shown to be always sustainable, which complements existing results in literature …

In this paper, we put forth the view that the potential for urbanisation economies increases with interaction … opportunities. On the basis of that premise, three properties are key to an agglomeration index, which should: (i) increase with the … invoking the space-analytic foundations of local labour market area (LLMA) delineation, we develop an index of agglomeration …

not possible to define as random. Indeed, countries have faced a strong tendency toward agglomeration, namely population … gathers within proper areas like cities, and currently the agglomeration within cities "is an extremely complex amalgam of … the hierarchical structure of the cities within the EU Member States with particular attention on agglomeration forces by …