centre. A higher local level of sectoral economies of scale and of productivity strongly increases investments in …

estimates of the productivity premium of German firms exporting to the Euro-zone and beyond, controlling for unobserved time … share of outliers. Using a "clean" sample without outliers the estimated productivity premium of firms that export to the … invariant firm specific effects, and tests for self-selection of more productive firms into exporting beyond the Euro-zone. (3 …

mechanism for agglomeration of firms' establishments. The causes of higher productivity in denser areas have received important … classical determinants of agglomeration economies. In addition to these forces, firms may be attracted to particular locations … important role for agglomeration and the consequent productivity advantages this paper explores the role of skyscraper in …

, Italy, Poland, and the Czech Republic). For the U.K. (ward level) and Germany (community level) we acquired spatial data at …

relationship with the formation rate of new firms and the survival rate of existing firms is well documented. However, the impact … of agglomeration effects on growth prospects of firms is less clear. Because of the heterogeneity of industries … which are drawn in the empirical literature on the impact agglomerations and clusters on firm growth are partly …