The productivity advantages of large cities: distinguishing agglomeration from firm selection

DOI10.3982/ECTA8442zbMATH Open1274.91270MaRDI QIDQ2859549FDOQ2859549

Authors: Pierre-Philippe Combes, Gilles Duranton, Laurent Gobillon, Diego Puga, Sébastien Roux 

Publication date: 8 November 2013

Published in: Econometrica (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

productivitycitiesagglomerationfirm selection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Production theory, theory of the firm (91B38) Mathematical economics (91B99) Production models (90B30)

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