that combines evidence on agglomeration benefits and the productivity impact of metropolitan governance structures, while …This paper estimates agglomeration benefits across five OECD countries, and represents the first empirical analysis … rather than administrative boundaries. In line with the literature, the analysis confirms that city productivity increases …

Focusing on labour productivity and working conditions, we investigate the benefits of industrial zones for private … manufacturing enterprises in Myanmar. We find that being located in an industrial zone associates with higher labour productivity …. Value added gains, however, are not transferred to employees. The results are robust to different measures of productivity …