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

DOI10.3982/ECTA8442MaRDI QIDQ2859549zbMATH OpenFDO

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)

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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