Understanding employment decentralization by estimating the spatial scope of agglomeration economies

Paul Verstraten (p.w.a.h.verstraten@cpb.nl), Gerard Verweij and Peter Zwaneveld (p.j.zwaneveld@cpb.nl)
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Paul Verstraten: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
Peter Zwaneveld: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

No 342, CPB Discussion Paper from CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

Abstract: This paper argues that the spatial decay function of agglomeration economies is much more complex than is often assumed in the agglomeration literature. We provide insight into this issue by analyzing a nationwide and spatially rich wage panel. The key finding is that wages and urbanization are not significantly related on short distances (

JEL-codes: J31 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-02
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