. Within the hierarchical urban system, cities at different ranks (different size) take on different economic functions with … variant 'efficient sizes' (Capello and Camagni, 2000) and, indeed, the distributions of cities' relative size have been stable … the study by Cervero (2001), where it is argued that more compact, centralized and accessible cities are usually …

efficient operation of cities by facilitating business activities and improving worker productivity. The literature has devoted … manufacturing firms are more productive in large cities than in smaller ones. Studies of the effect of infrastructure on … productivity show positive, but in some cases statistically insignificant, effects of public capital stock on productivity. Most of …

This study explores the relationship between agglomeration economies and industrial productivity between 1980 and 2010 … in Ecuador. The measure of productivity used is labour productivity. We conclude that urbanization economies have a … positive impact on productivity in the period analyzed. …

Economic theories of systems of cities explain why production and consumption activities are concentrated in a number … which ignores land markets but emphasizes trade among cities, fixed agricultural hinterlands and the endogenous emergence of … cities in systems of cities, how city systems contribute to increasing returns in national and the global economies, the …