'agglomeration in a system of cities' in which both intra-city trade and inter-city trade are considered. Enriching both the … literature on integration/agglomeration and that on city size and formation, we show that: i) devolution results in over-agglomeration …

key insight that emerges is that the interaction between agglomeration economies and comparative advantage involves a … comparative advantage in sectors governed by this force whilst the impact of agglomeration economies is enhanced by trade cost … small economies is not only shaped by the primitives that determine agglomeration economies and comparative advantage but …

transportation costs, i.e. promoting market openness, leads to sudden agglomeration, increasing inter-regional spillovers, i … leads to a less uneven distribution of welfare. -- New Economic Geography ; Agglomeration ; Footloose capital models …

This paper investigates the relation between agglomeration of economic activity and the pattern of specialization of … specialized in the differentiated good in which it has a comparative advantage. Agglomeration occurs not only in large markets … advantage drives specialization, while absolute advantage drives agglomeration. …

countries. In particular, we develop a model with external economies of scale that generates agglomeration of highly educated …

The paper analyzes the impact of skill-biased migration policies under the economics of agglomeration. It therefore … develops an agglomeration model with two types of mobile worker who are heterogeneous and differ both within and between skill … contra-unskilled migration policies attenuate each other or can even be counterproductive. -- agglomeration ; labor mobility …

effects of the product mix of firms on agglomeration. I build a theoretical model of multiproduct firms à la Mayer, Melitz … agglomeration forces. …

agglomeration processes. …