benefits in production, but not in consumption, whereas small locations close to large cities ("satellites") experience …, however, estimates have remained broadly stable. Our results reveal more significant spatial variation: Large cities offer net …

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. …

. Within the hierarchical urban system, cities at different ranks (different size) take on different economic functions with … variant 'efficient sizes' (Capello and Camagni, 2000) and, indeed, the distributions of cities' relative size have been stable … the study by Cervero (2001), where it is argued that more compact, centralized and accessible cities are usually …

efficient operation of cities by facilitating business activities and improving worker productivity. The literature has devoted … manufacturing firms are more productive in large cities than in smaller ones. Studies of the effect of infrastructure on … productivity show positive, but in some cases statistically insignificant, effects of public capital stock on productivity. Most of …

"This paper proposes a simple theory of a system of cities that decomposes the determinants of the city size … larger cities, but also to greater frictions through congestion and other negative effects of agglomeration. Using data on … across cities are modest. When allowing for externalities, we find an important city selection effect: eliminating …