The importance of increasing returns to scale in the process of agglomeration in Portugal: A non linear empirical analysis

With this work we try to analyse the agglomeration process in the Portuguese regions, using the New Economic Geography models. In these models the base idea is that where has increasing returns to scale in the manufactured industry and low transport costs, there is agglomeration. Of referring, as summary conclusion, that with this work the existence of increasing returns to scale and low transport cost, in the Portuguese regions, was proven and as such the existence of agglomeration in Portugal.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	new economic geography \| non linear models \| Portuguese regions

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; C23 - Models with Panel Data ; R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity ; R41 - Transportation: Demand; Supply; Congestion; Safety and Accidents
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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