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

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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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