We compare the magnitude of local productivity advantages associated with two different spatial concentration patterns … productivity advantages for both urban areas and industrial districts. However, firms located in urban areas reap a larger … productivity premium than those operating within districts. The advantages of industrial districts have declined over time; those …

's productivity level. We focus on manufacturing plants by region in the Chilean food industry, which is not only a major source of … employment and exports but also spatially dispersed. Our estimation of plant-level productivity corrects for possible … simultaneity between productivity and conventional inputs and plants' self-selection to locate in specific markets. Moreover, we …

tight link between exemplary performance and initial plant productivity, which is robust to many controls, including plant … associated with subsequent growth in firm productivity …

local productivity advantages in two types of spatially concentrated regions: urban areas (UAs) and industrial districts … workforce employed in UAs. Over the last decade, the productivity premium of UAs has remained essentially unchanged, while that …

localized spillover effects of the new parks on local incumbent firm productivity, the growth of retail activity close to the …