Abstract Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business
competitiveness, and economic performance. This paper reviews what constitutes a tech …

It is a widespread view that democracy and the advanced nation-state are in crisis,
weakened by globalization and undermined by global capitalism, in turn explaining rising …

This research investigates the direct and (indirect) spatial spillover effects of agglomeration
economies on the productivity of the tourism industry. With increasing concerns about the …

Density boosts productivity and innovation, improves access to goods and services, reduces
typical travel distances, encourages energy efficient construction and transport, and allows …

We propose an integrated framework to discuss the empirical literature on the local
determinants of agglomeration effects. We start by presenting the theoretical mechanisms …

ABSTRACT I examine the causes and the consequences of differences in labor market
outcomes across local labor markets within a country. The focus is on a long-run general …

Empirical research on cities starts with a spatial equilibrium condition: workers and firms are
assumed to be indifferent across space. This condition implies that research on cities is …

Firms and workers are much more productive in large and dense urban environments. There
is substantial evidence of such agglomeration economies based on three approaches. First …

It is increasingly recognized that labor markets are pervasively imperfectly competitive, that
there are rents to the employment relationship for both worker and employer. This chapter …

Agglomeration economies are a fundamental explanation for the existence of cities. Spatial
clustering allows for a variety of external benefits such as labor pooling, sharing of suppliers …