The changing spatial distribution of economic activity across U.S. counties

This paper studies the recent trends in the spatial distribution of economic activity in the United States. Using county-level employment data for 13 sectors - which cover the entire economy - we apply semi-parametric techniques to estimate how agglomeration and congestion effects have changed betwe...

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Main Authors: Fafchamps, M, Desmet, K
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2000