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

This paper empirically analyzes the agglomeration-related productivity premium at the enterprise level of the … to consider firm, urban and regional heterogeneity and test two possible explanations of the productivity advantages of …. The results suggest that Russian plants in urban agglomerations enjoy 17-21% higher labor productivity. This gain arises …

Using comprehensive, anonymized tax administrative data for the 2008-14 period, we examine firm-level productivity in … South Africa. Measures of firm-level productivity are included in a spatial autoregressive model that assesses spillovers … from total factor productivity originating from agglomeration economies and the spatial diffusion of productivity shocks …

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 …