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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 …
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regional growth model, which links first time knowledge spillover, agglomeration, distribution of per capita productivity and … of knowledge affect agglomeration and distribution of per capita productivity. One of key findings is, that grasp of …
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uneven economic distribution of specific economic activity, which implies that knowledge spillover, agglomeration and … model, which links first time knowledge spillover, agglomeration, distribution of per capita productivity and the grasp of … agglomeration and distribution of per capita productivity. One of key findings is, that grasp of knowledge affects dynamic …
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This paper sets up an economic geography model to show the endogenous forces that determine the degree of industry concentration in the course of economic development. The model includes centrifugal forces, such as home market effects and access to intermediate suppliers, and centripetal forces,...
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This paper extends the Puga (1999) model by introducing urban frictions. It assumes that the agglomeration of … finding is that the extension significantly alters the agglomeration properties of the original Puga framework. In particular …, partial agglomeration becomes a stable long run outcome in both with and without migration. Furthermore, the level of …
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Economic integration typically goes along with disintegration of production through outsourcing and offshoring (Feenstra 1998). As horizontal and vertical links between firms become more and more pronounced, value chains within regions are increasingly organized by production and innovation...
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We analyze the first data set on consistently defined functional urban areas in Europe and compare the European to the US urban system. City sizes in Europe do not follow a power law: the largest cities are "too small" to follow Zipf's law.
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We analyze the first data set on consistently defined functional urban areas in Europe and compare the European to the US urban system. City sizes in Europe do not follow a power law: the largest cities are "too small" to follow Zipf's law.
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effects of the product mix of firms on agglomeration. I build a theoretical model of multiproduct firms à la Mayer, Melitz … agglomeration forces. …
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