Abstract A rauzo-C arod J.-M. and V iladecans-M arsal E. Industrial location at the intra-
metropolitan level: the role of agglomeration economies, Regional Studies. The objective of
this paper is to analyse the influence of agglomeration economies on location decisions
taken by new firms inside metropolitan areas. As it is assumed that these economies differ
according to firms' level of technology, the sample comprises new firms from high-,
intermediate-and low-technology industries. Of particularly interest is in analysing the effects …

The objective of this paper is to analyse the influence of agglomeration economies on
location decisions taken by new firms inside metropolitan areas. Following the literature, we
consider that agglomeration economies are related to the concentration of an industry
(location economies) and/or to the size of the city itself (urbanisation economies). As we
assume that these economies differ according to firms' level of technology, our sample
comprises new firms from high, intermediate and low technology industries. Our results …