Agglomeration Economies in Developing Countries : A Meta-Analysis (English)

Recent empirical work suggests that there are large agglomeration gains from working and living in developing country cities. These estimates find that doubling city size is associated with an increase in productivity by 19 percent in China, 12 percent in India, and 17 percent in Africa. These agglomeration benefits are considerably higher relative to developed country cities, which are in the range of 4 to 6 percent. However, many developing country...

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Grover,Arti Goswami;

Lall,Somik V.;

Timmis,Jonathan David;
Document Date
2021/07/19
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9730
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India, China, World, Africa,
Region
South Asia, Other, East Asia and Pacific, Africa,
Disclosure Date
2021/07/19
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Disclosed
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Agglomeration Economies in Developing Countries : A Meta-Analysis
Keywords
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Grover,Arti Goswami; Lall,Somik V.; Timmis,Jonathan David.

Agglomeration Economies in Developing Countries : A Meta-Analysis (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9730 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/749721626709072349

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