Cities with forking paths? Agglomeration economies in New Zealand 1976-2018

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We consider whether external urban economic advantages (agglomeration economies) vary with time and space using a simple economic model and detailed micro-data on 134 locations in New Zealand for the period 1976-2018. We find subtle temporal variation, with estimates peaking in 1991 and then falling over the next 15-years by approximately 1%. Since 2006, however, estimates have remained broadly stable. Our results reveal more significant spatial variation: Large cities offer net benefits in production, but not in consumption, whereas small locations close to large cities ("satellites") experience agglomeration economies that are stronger than average.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. TI 2021-084/VIII

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics ; Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location: General
• Subject: agglomeration economies ; cities ; productivity ; consumption ; New Zealand

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Donovan, Stuart ; de Graaff, Thomas ; Grimes, Arthur L. ; de Groot, Henri L. F. ; Maré, David Christopher
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Tinbergen Institute
• (where): Amsterdam and Rotterdam
• (when): 2021

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/248768
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