Agglomeration and the adjustment of the spatial economy [PDF]
Papers in Regional Science, 2005 We consider the literatures on urban systems and New Economic Geography to examine questions concerning agglomeration and how areas respond to shocks to the economic environment. We first propose a diagrammatic framework to compare the two approaches.
Pierre‐Philippe Combes +2 more
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THE MAGNITUDE AND CAUSES OF AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES [PDF]
Journal of Regional Science, 2010 ABSTRACT Firms and workers are much more productive in large and dense urban environments. There is substantial evidence of such agglomeration economies based on three approaches. First, on a clustering of production beyond what can be explained by chance or comparative advantage. Second, on spatial patterns in wages and rents.
Diego Puga
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On the Ubiquitous Nature of Agglomeration Economies and Their Diverse Determinants: Some Notes [PDF]
, 2002 This highly preliminary work attempts to study the multiple drivers of agglomeration phenomena in contemporary economies. First, we propose a tentative taxonomy of agglomeration drivers in which the conditions of knowledge accumulation play a paramount ...
Giulio Bottazzi +2 more
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An empirical investigation of environmental impacts of agglomeration economies in major cities of Pakistan [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAgglomeration economies arise when firms and people co-locate in cities. These economies are determined by city’s activity, size, land and labor prices, and affect the overall environmental conditions of cities in developing economies.
Naghmana Ghafoor +3 more
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Agglomeration costs limit sustainable innovation in cities in developing economies. [PDF]
PLoS ONETheory and evidence from developed economies suggests that innovation activities benefit from agglomeration economies associated with urban economic density.
Saul Estrin +3 more
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Location Strategies for Agglomeration Economies [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010 Geographically concentrated industry activity creates pools of skilled labor and specialized suppliers, and increases opportunities for knowledge spillovers.
Juan Alcacer, Wilbur Chung
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Population density as the attractor of business to the place [PDF]
Scientific ReportsFirm location studies traditionally assume that this is business that attracts other business to a given location. They focus on knowledge transfers between the most productive and innovative firms and analyse agglomeration economies arising from ...
Katarzyna Kopczewska +2 more
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The impact of economic agglomeration on China’s urban public health [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthIntroductionThis study aims to explore the impact of economic agglomeration on the urban prosperity through economies of scale and agglomeration, it may also affect the public health of the agglomeration area.MethodsThis paper takes 280 cities in China ...
Honghua Wu, Chen Li
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Agglomeration economies in the Finnish manufacturing sector [PDF]
Applied Economics, 2004 Regional concentration of population and economic activity is a common phenomenon both in Finland and the other most developed countries, which refers to the existence of agglomeration economies.
Kirsi Mukkala
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Inter-industry relations and agglomeration economies in Brazil: an approach based on firm creation
Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos, 2020 This study analyzes the effects of the agglomeration mechanisms proposed by Marshall (1920) on the intensity of the economies of localization and urbanization in the manufacturing industry, based on the creation of companies in Brazilian municipalities ...
Patrícia Araújo Amarante +2 more
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