On the Agglomeration Economies

ISBN-13: 9783659229145 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 60 str.

Olga Manrique; Andres Salamanca

Opis

The book presents some theoretical models supported by the microfoundations of agglomeration economies, such as models of labor pooling, learning and matching. Briefly discusses the results of empirical studies on the matter. The book also presents the relationship between agglomeration economies and some interesting aspects such as economic growth, environmental sustainability, the structure of cities and the service industries.

O autorze

Ph.D. and Master of Research in Applied Economics at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Economist and Master in Economics at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.Andres Salamanca is Economist and Master in Applied Mathematics at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia