This paper empirically analyzes the agglomeration-related productivity premium at the enterprise level of the … to consider firm, urban and regional heterogeneity and test two possible explanations of the productivity advantages of …. The results suggest that Russian plants in urban agglomerations enjoy 17-21% higher labor productivity. This gain arises …

interactions that increase productivity), possibly reinforced by localised natural advantage. To distinguish between them, we nest … larger cities left-truncates the productivity distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right-shifts and dilates the … cannot explain spatial productivity differences. This result holds across sectors, city size thresholds, establishment …

This paper analyses the relationship between firms' multi-factor productivity and the effective employment density of … area with 10 percent higher effective density has firms with productivity that is 0.69 percent higher, once we control for …

This paper uses highly disaggregate data to study the impact of a new metro on firm productivity. The planned-route IV … within 750 meters to stations aggregate value added, mean firm productivity and the number of local units increase. Areas … between 1250 and 2000 meters experience a decrease in the number of local units but mean firm productivity does not change …

preferential policies on firm productivity, especially in larger cities. The results reveal that Chinese preferential policies …

areas the paper estimates a city productivity relationship, based on city GDP numbers for 1990-97. The effects of access …, educational attainment, FDI, and public infrastructure on productivity are estimated. Worker productivity is shown to be an …