Review
Why cities exist?Why do firms cluster?Localization economicsSharing intermediate inputsSharing a labor poolLabor matchingKnowledge spilloverUrbanization economicsSharing, Pooling, Matching, Learning
CHAPTER         4
City Sizehow determined and distributed
I. Utility and City Size
How does an increase in city size affect the utility of the typical worker?Benefits and Costs of cityCentrifugal force(agglomeration force)Agglomeration economics increase labor productivityHigher wageCentripetal force ...