Cuberes, David; Desmet, Klaus; Rappaport, Jordan - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2021
Does a location's growth benefit or suffer from being geographically close to large economic centers? Spatial proximity … may lead to competition and hurt growth, but it may also improve market access and enhance growth. Using data on U … to large urban centers was negatively associated with growth between 1840 and 1920, and positively associated with growth …