More similar firms - More similar regions? On the role of firm heterogeneity for agglomeration

被引：36

作者：

von Ehrlich, Maximilian ^{[1
,2
]}

Seidel, Tobias ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] ETH, Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Univ Duisburg Essen, D-47057 Duisburg, Germany

来源：

REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS | 2013年 / 43卷 / 03期

关键词：

Firm heterogeneity; Agglomeration; Technological change; Trade; Labor mobility; ECONOMIC-GEOGRAPHY; PRODUCTIVITY; TRADE; GROWTH; ENTRY; WAGES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2013.02.007

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

In contrast to what several papers have argued recently, we show that firm heterogeneity fosters agglomeration of economic activity. If firms are more similar with respect to their total factor productivity, each company faces a lower propensity to export. This renders the home market more important speaking against agglomeration. We also relate changes in firm heterogeneity to technological progress which allows us to derive novel insights on the role of technology for the location of economicactivity. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：539 / 548

页数：10

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