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Knowledge spillovers and the growth of British cities

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  • Yener Altunbaş
  • Edward Jones
  • John Thornton

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The relative importance of intra-industry or inter-industry knowledge spillovers for the growth of cities remains an open question. Using a unique data set on the growth of 109 British cities during 1951--1991, we find evidence suggesting that the most important knowledge spillovers occur between rather than within industries, which is consistent with Jacobs (1969, 1985).

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  • Yener Altunbaş & Edward Jones & John Thornton, 2013. "Knowledge spillovers and the growth of British cities," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(2), pages 162-166, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:20:y:2013:i:2:p:162-166
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2012.684773
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    4. Burgi, Constantin & Gorgulu, Nisan, 2021. "The Impact of the Spatial Population Distribution on Economic Growth," Working Papers 17-2021, Copenhagen Business School, Department of Economics.
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