Is there a limit to agglomeration? Evidence from productivity of Dutch firms

被引：88

作者：

Rizov, Marian ^{[1
,2
,3
]}

Oskam, Arie ^{[3
]}

Walsh, Paul ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Middlesex Univ, Sch Business, Dept Econ & Stat, London NW4 4BT, England

[2] SPU Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia

[3] Wageningen Univ, Wageningen, Netherlands

[4] Univ Coll Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

来源：

REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS | 2012年 / 42卷 / 04期

关键词：

Agglomeration; Factor prices; Total factor productivity; Structural estimation; The Netherlands; MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION; ECONOMIES; MODEL; SELECTION; DYNAMICS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2012.02.006

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We compute aggregate productivity of three categories of regions, classified by the level of urbanization and density of economic activity in the Netherlands, from firm-specific total factor productivity (TFP) measures. TFP measures are estimated by a semi-parametric algorithm, within 2-digit industries, covering agriculture, manufacturing, construction, trade and services, using AMADEUS data over the period 1997-2006. We analyse the productivity differentials across urbanization categories by decomposing them into industry productivity effect and industry composition effect. Our analysis indicates that there is non-linear net effect of agglomeration on productivity growth but in levels agglomeration is associated with higher productivity. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：595 / 606

页数：12

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