This paper empirically analyzes the agglomeration-related productivity premium at the enterprise level of the … both the urban and the regional levels of analysis. We also found that productivity gained from urban agglomeration is the … almost doubles the productivity premium of a firm in an urban agglomeration. All of our results are robust to changes in …

larger cities left-truncates the productivity distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right-shifts and dilates the … cities toughen competition, allowing only the most productive to survive) and agglomeration economies (larger cities promote … interactions that increase productivity), possibly reinforced by localised natural advantage. To distinguish between them, we nest …

This paper analyses the relationship between firms' multi-factor productivity and the effective employment density of … the areas where they operate. Quantifying these agglomeration elasticities is of central importance in the evaluation of … the wider economic benefits of transport investments. We estimate agglomeration elasticities using the Statistics New …

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 …

is for poverty reduction, the patterns of agglomeration and population growth in all Brazilian cities. Design … source of poverty reduction (The author estimates the poverty elasticity at four percentage points). Lastly, agglomeration … effects positively affect the city's productivity, while negative externalities underlie the city's development patterns …

Persistent productivity gains to rural-urban migrants have been documented by a number of researchers. One …

This chapter surveys recent developments in agglomeration theory within a unifying framework. We highlight how … locational fundamentals, agglomeration economies, the spatial sorting of heterogeneous agents, and selection effects affect the … size, productivity, composition, and inequality of cities, as well as their size distribution in the urban system. …