This chapter reviews academic research on the connections between agglomeration and
innovation. We first describe the conceptual distinctions between invention and innovation …

The spatial segregation of college-educated and non-college-educated workers between
commuting zones in the United States has steadily grown since 1980. We summarize prior …

Inclusive green growth, which considers green growth, inclusive growth and growth, is a
sustainable development model that aims to pursue the comprehensive and harmonious …

The allocation of administrative resources is of vital importance, especially when discussing
the process of urbanization in China. Under the unique political and administrative systems …

Using newly constructed spatially disaggregated data for London from 1801 to 1921, we
show that the invention of the steam railway led to the first large-scale separation of …

This paper examines the importance of buyer-supplier relationships for firm performance.
We develop a model in which firms outsource tasks and search for suppliers. Lower search …

Today, the Bay Area is home to the most successful knowledge economy in America, while
Los Angeles has fallen progressively further behind its neighbor to the north and a number …

This paper investigates the impact of infrastructure on innovation collaboration between
enterprises in different locations using the introduction of high-speed railways in China …

We study optimal spatial policies in a quantitative trade and geography framework with
spillovers and spatial sorting of heterogeneous workers. We characterize the spatial …

Large cities produce more output per capita than small cities. This higher productivity may
occur because more talented individuals sort into large cities, because large cities select …