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06/03: The Effects of Agglomeration on Economic Activity: The Empirical Evidence on Mechanisms and Magnitudes


[ Last Updated 29 October 2007 ]
Short Description This report examines the effects of agglomeration – the benefits to be gained from the concentration or clustering of firms – on economic activity. It relates the literature to the current debate about the role of Auckland in the New Zealand economy.

Author Ron Crawford


Document Status
  • Archived

Released: 14 November 2006

The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Ministry of Economic Development. The author would like to thank Dave Maré for helpful comments on a preliminary draft, and a referee and colleagues in the Ministry of Economic Development and the Treasury for comments on an earlier version of this paper.

Contact: occasionalpapers@med.govt.nz




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