ECIN Replication Package for "A Tale of Two Cities: Communication, Innovation, and Divergence"

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Stefano Magrini, Ca' Foscari University of Venice; Alessandro Spiganti, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Version:  View help for Version V2

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  Replication 07/23/2023 08:30:AM

Project Citation: 

Magrini, Stefano, and Spiganti, Alessandro. ECIN Replication Package for “A Tale of Two Cities: Communication, Innovation, and Divergence.” Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2023-07-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/E192071V2

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We present a two-area endogenous growth model where abstract knowledge flows at no cost across space but tacit knowledge arises from the interaction among researchers and is hampered by distance. Digital communication reduces this “cost of distance” and reinforces productive specialization, leading to an increase in the system-wide growth rate but at the cost of more inequality within and across areas. These results are consistent with evidences on the rise in the concentration of innovative activities, income inequality, and skills and income divergence across US urban areas.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
      O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
      O41 One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
      R12 Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Manuscript Number:  View help for Manuscript Number ECIN-Sep-2022-0417.R1
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