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...
Main Authors: | Behrens, Kristian, Brown, W. Mark, Bougna, Theophile |
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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 |
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