Cities and specialization: evidence from South Asia

Theories of city formation typically revert around agglomeration externalities driven by returns to specialization. Using survey data from Nepal, we test these theories by examining the relationship between proximity to urban centers and the organization of labor. We show that wards located in and n...

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Autors principals: Fafchamps, M, Shilpi, F
Format: Working paper
Publicat: University of Oxford 2003