2021
DOI: 10.1111/caje.12511
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Firm heterogeneity, technology adoption and the spatial distribution of population: Theory and measurement

Abstract: This paper develops and estimates an economic geography model featuring firm heterogeneity and technology adoption. I derive statistics that measure the effect of a new technology on productivity, welfare and the spatial distribution of the population. The empirical application estimates these effects using 19th-century establishment-level data on steam power in the Canadian manufacturing sector and township-level population data. The results indicate that the introduction of steam power increased productivity… Show more

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