Heterogeneous Agglomeration Economies in the Developing Countries : The Roles of Firm Characteristics, Sector Tradability, and Urban Mobility (English)

Using geo-coded, firm-level data on more than 51,000 establishments in 649 metropolitan areas in 98 developing economies, from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys and a new global database on city-level mobility and congestion, this paper estimates the “pure” firm productivity gains of urban density, net of negative externalities associated with limited mobility, crime, and pollution. The results suggest that the average size of agglomeration economies...

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Burger,Martijn;

Ianchovichina,Elena;

Akbar,Prottoy Aman;
Document Date
2022/03/07
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9954
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2022/03/07
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Disclosed
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Heterogeneous Agglomeration Economies in the Developing Countries : The Roles of Firm Characteristics, Sector Tradability, and Urban Mobility
Keywords
international standard industrial classification

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Burger,Martijn; Ianchovichina,Elena; Akbar,Prottoy Aman.

Heterogeneous Agglomeration Economies in the Developing Countries : The Roles of Firm Characteristics, Sector Tradability, and Urban Mobility (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9954 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/184361646662140642

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