two-step estimation procedure that accounts for bias in the extent of agglomeration economies arising from individual … boundaries may exaggerate the extent of agglomeration economies …

In this paper, we put forth the view that the potential for urbanisation economies increases with interaction … opportunities. On the basis of that premise, three properties are key to an agglomeration index, which should: (i) increase with the … invoking the space-analytic foundations of local labour market area (LLMA) delineation, we develop an index of agglomeration …

scope of agglomeration. But as with existing delineations, population becomes more bunched across the largest KBMAs. Settled …

international trade and economic geography. We build a model with agglomeration economies where firms with heterogeneous … locate in larger cities and profit from agglomeration effects; (ii) conversely, while opening up to trade has complex overall …