Agglomeration economies are at the heart of urban economics, driving the existence and extent of cities and are central to structural transformation and the urbanization process. This paper evaluates the use of different measures of economic density in assessing urban agglomeration effects, by examining how well they explain household income differences across cities and neighborhoods in six African countries. The paper examines simple scale and density...
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2018/12/17
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政策研究报告
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WPS8678
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1
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2018/12/17
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Disclosed
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Measuring Urban Economic Density
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Population Density