Agglomeration Economies: An Analysis of the Determinants of Employment in the Cities of Ecuador

The objective of this investigation is to study the role of agglomeration economies (manufacturing) in urban employment growth, as a proxy for economic growth, between 1980 and 2010 in Ecuador. The three measures of agglomeration-specialization, diversity, and density-are tested to determine their e...

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Main Authors: Tania Paola Torres-Gutiérrez, Ronny Correa-Quezada, José Álvarez-García, María de la Cruz del Río-Rama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/11/1421