We start from two stylized facts: (1) the positive correlation between agglomeration and growth of economic activities; (2) the strong resemblance between the geography of production and the geography of innovation. In this paper, we construct a model which is consistent with these two stylized facts and illustrates some of the economic mechanisms behind them.
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Martin, Philippe & Ottaviano, Gianmarco I P, 2001.
"Growth and Agglomeration,"
International Economic Review,
Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 42(4), pages 947-68, November.
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