management regulation restricting manure application per acre may weaken productivity gains arising from the agglomeration … manure management regulation does not work against the spatial concentration of hog production, but boosts the role played by …

restrictions on land application of manure may weaken productivity gains arising from the agglomeration process. We develop a model … rate. Indeed, while the regulation of manure application triggers dispersion when manure is applied to land as a crop …

This paper analyzes the effect of agglomeration economies on firms' total factor productivity. We propose the use of a … firms’ own efforts to foster productivity through creating and absorbing knowledge. Finally, radii as well as administrative …

This paper analyzes the effect of agglomeration economies on firms’ total factor productivity. We propose the use of a … firms’ own efforts to foster productivity through creating and absorbing knowledge. Finally, radii as well as administrative …

This study explores the relationship between agglomeration economies and industrial productivity between 1980 and 2010 … in Ecuador. The measure of productivity used is labour productivity. We conclude that urbanization economies have a … positive impact on productivity in the period analyzed. …

to influence productivity. To this end we estimate plant-level production functions augmented by regional characteristics …

that combines evidence on agglomeration benefits and the productivity impact of metropolitan governance structures, while … rather than administrative boundaries. In line with the literature, the analysis confirms that city productivity increases … with city size but finds that cities with fragmented governance structures tend to have lower levels of productivity. This …