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Urban agglomeration and regional economic performance connectedness: Thin ice in developing regions

Research in Globalization
This paper evaluates the evolution of urban agglomeration from 2000 to 2020 in 66 developing and developed economies from Asia, Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and examines how urban agglomeration changes impinge on economic performance changes. The
Isaiah Maket, Izabella Szakálné Kanó, Zsófia Vas   +2 more
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The Costs of Agglomeration: Misallocation of Credit in Chinese Cities

Land, 2023
In comparison to agglomeration economies, the negative externalities of agglomeration have received less attention. Based on the punishment data of illegal loans from Chinese bank branches, this paper focuses on the relationship between density and ...
Lu Liu, Yu Tian, Haiquan Chen
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THE INFLUENCE OF FIRMS STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS ON THE DEGREE OF AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES ENJOYED AMONGST FIRMS IN THE LAGOS REGION, NIGERIA [PDF]

Analele Universităţii din Oradea: Seria Geografie, 2015
Agglomeration economies is a potent tool in socio-economic revamping, rejuvenation and sustenance of regions, this is as a result of the impulse it transmitted through the multiplier effect it is capable of generated.
FAGBOHUNKA Adejompo
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Types of agglomeration economies: effects on business innovation

Contemporary Economics, 2016
A review of the literature does not provide conclusive results about the effects caused by firm agglomeration on innovation. In order to shed light on this issue, this paper draws a distinction among three kinds of agglomeration economies and empirically tests their respective impact on business innovation.
Claver-Cortés, Enrique, Marco-Lajara, Bartolomé, Manresa-Marhuenda, Encarnación   +2 more
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Cu‐Based MOF/TiO2 Composite Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and the Role of Copper

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
HKUST‐1/TiO2 composite materials show a very high photocatalytic hydrogen evolution rate which increases as a function of the irradiation time until reaching a plateau and even surpasses the performance of the 1%Pt/TiO2 material after three photocatalytic cycles.
Alisha Khan, Marie Le Pivert, Alireza Ranjbari, Diana Dragoe, Daniel Bahena‐Uribe, Christophe Colbeau‐Justin, Christian Herrero, Dorota Rutkowska‐Zbik, Johnny Deschamps, Hynd Remita   +9 more
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Agglomeration of Knowledge in the German Regional Economy [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016
This article investigates the geographical location of workers in jobs with high-knowledge requirements in the German economy. Our analysis takes individual-level data from the German socioeconomic panel (GSOEP) and combines them with the knowledge information for different jobs that comes from the US Department of Labor.
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Atomic Size Misfit for Electrocatalytic Small Molecule Activation

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the application and mechanisms of atomic size misfit in catalysis for small molecule activation, focusing on how structural defects and electronic properties can effectively lower the energy barriers of chemical bonds in molecules like H2O, CO2, and N2.
Ping Hong, Changfan Xu, Huaping Zhao, Yong Lei   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of innovation: the role of the agglomeration economies

Revista Economía y Política, 2020
Innovation is an important driver of productivity and economic growth. Then, how innovation emerges or how it can be reinforced is a relevant question to tackle, especially in developing economies.
Grace Carolina Guevara Rosero, José Ramirez, Diana Saez   +2 more
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How do agglomeration economies affect the development of cities?

Revista de Economía del Caribe, 2022
This paper tries to shed some light on the role of agglomeration economies in the development of cities, offering a literature review of types of agglomeration economies and their sources, and how those economies can affect both economic growth and urban growth in the cities.
Jasson Cruz Villamil, Universidad Nacional de Colombia   +1 more
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Mysteries of the trade? Skill-specific local agglomeration economies [PDF]

Regional Studies, 2020
Do workers benefit from proximity to other workers with similar skill sets? This question dates back at least to Alfred Marshall. We use occupation groups to proxy skill sets and show that the answer likely depends on geographical levels, as well on regional hierarchy.
Martin Andersson, Johan P. Larsson
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