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 …

The paper analyzes the impact of skill-biased migration policies under the economics of agglomeration. It therefore … develops an agglomeration model with two types of mobile worker who are heterogeneous and differ both within and between skill … contra-unskilled migration policies attenuate each other or can even be counterproductive. -- agglomeration ; labor mobility …

regarding the effects of the relative strength of the dispersion force to the agglomeration force on the equilibrium outcomes of …

agglomeration of skilled labour can reduce "real" income in both regions. Even if there is a "winning" region, human capital and …

regions increases the agglomeration incentive of skilled labor. Depending on the level of unskilled labor mobility, the … agglomeration is the only stable outcome. When trade costs are high, skilled and unskilled labor migration reinforce each other … leading to agglomeration of both types of labor in the same region. For lower levels of trade cost, unskilled labor returns to …