The World Is Not Yet Flat : Transport Costs Matter!
Using micro-level commodity flow data and micro-geographic plant-level data, we construct industry-specific ad valorem trucking rate series and measures of geographic concentration to provide evidence on the relationship between transport costs and agglomeration. We find that low transport cost indu...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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The MIT Press
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29659 |