Abel, Jaison R.; Dey, Ishita; Gabe, Todd M. - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2010
We estimate a model of urban productivity in which the agglomeration effect of density is enhanced by a metropolitan … accounts for the spatial distribution of population, we find that a doubling of density increases productivity by 2 to 4 … average labor productivity with respect to density increases with human capital. Metropolitan areas with a human capital stock …