The Role of Urban Agglomerations for Economic and Productivity Growth

This article discusses how urban agglomerations – cities – affect economic productivity. It uses an internationally harmonized definition of cities that aims to capture the true extent of an urban agglomeration and is not limited by administrative city boundaries. It shows that labour productivity i...

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Main Authors: Rüdiger Ahrend, Alexander C. Lembcke, Abel Schumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2017-04-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
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Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/32/Ahrend_Lembcke_Shumann.pdf