Micro-Foundations of Urban Agglomeration Economies

63 Pages Posted: 20 Nov 2003

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Gilles Duranton

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Geography and Environment; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Diego Puga

IMDEA Social Sciences; University of Toronto - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: September 2003

Abstract

This handbook chapter studies the theoretical micro-foundations of urban agglomeration economies. We distinguish three types of micro-foundations, based on sharing, matching, and learning mechanisms. For each of these three categories, we develop one or more core models in detail and discuss the literature in relation to those models. This allows us to give a precise characterisation of some of the main theoretical underpinnings of urban agglomeration economies, to discuss modelling issues that arise when working with these tools, and to compare different sources of agglomeration economies in terms of the aggregate urban outcomes they produce as well as in terms of their normative implications.

Keywords: Cities, agglomeration, increasing returns, micro-foundations

JEL Classification: R12, R13, R32

Suggested Citation

Duranton, Gilles and Puga, Diego, Micro-Foundations of Urban Agglomeration Economies (September 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=468960

Gilles Duranton

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