also uneven across space, it also seems relevant to wonder about the effects of the geographic agglomeration of economic … activity. Moreover, it seems relevant to consider not only the levels of inequality and agglomeration, but also their change … specifications and introducing different measures for agglomeration at country level, especially urbanization and urban concentration …

alternative measure of urban concentration that we call an agglomeration index. It is based on three factors: population density … accessible measure of economic density, the agglomeration index lends itself to the study of concepts such as agglomeration rents …. With anticipated advances in remote sensing technology and geo-coded data analysis tools, the agglomeration index can be …

) and the world. This paper proposes an alternative to the UN measure of urban concentration that we call an agglomeration … index. -- agglomeration index ; urbanization ; accessibility map ; cost surface …