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

Are the well-known facts about urbanization in the United States also true for the developing
world? We compare American metropolitan areas with analogous geographic units in Brazil …

We study the effect of place-based industrial policy on economic development, focusing on
the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China. We use data from a panel of …

Spatial economics aims to explain why there are peaks and troughs in the spatial
distribution of wealth and people, from the international and regional to the urban and local …

This paper examines the effects of urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a
labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of agglomeration economies, both …

This paper documents the changes in China's Hukou reform before and after 2014 based on
a unique data set of Hukou policy documents from Chinese cities between 2000 and 2016 …

This paper presents new evidence on the impact of industrial agglomeration on
environmental performance with a sample of prefectural-cities in China. When …

How does rural-urban migration shape urban production in developing countries? We use
longitudinal data on Chinese manufacturing firms between 2000 and 2006, and exploit …

Since 2010, a severe lack of migrant workers has occurred in some provinces in China,
indicating a sharp decline in labor force transfer in the primary industry during the economic …

There is a close interactive relationship between industrial transfer and labor mobility.
Previous studies on China roughly determined whether industrial transfer and labor mobility …