The importance of increasing returns to scale in the process of agglomeration in Portugal: A non linear empirical analysis

Vítor Martinho ()

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Abstract: With this work we try to analyse the agglomeration process in the Portuguese regions, using the New Economic Geography models. In these models the base idea is that where has increasing returns to scale in the manufactured industry and low transport costs, there is agglomeration. Of referring, as summary conclusion, that with this work the existence of increasing returns to scale and low transport cost, in the Portuguese regions, was proven and as such the existence of agglomeration in Portugal.

Keywords: new economic geography; non linear models; Portuguese regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 O18 R12 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo and nep-ure
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Working Paper: The Importance of Increasing Returns to Scale in the Process of Agglomeration in Portugal: A Non-linear Empirical Analysis (2011)
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