TY - T1 - Effects of Agglomeration on Labor Productivity : Empirical Cross-country Evidence from the Nordics SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201905292269; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/302327 T3 - A1 - Järvinen, Jaakko A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - The main thesis of economies of agglomeration is that by increasing the density of employment, economic benefits will follow. In this research, this hypothesis is tested in the context of the Nordic countries by studying if the increases in the employment density affect the regional productivity. This effect between the employment density and regional productivity is called the agglomeration effect. The theoretical background of this effect lies in three fundamental concepts: economies of s... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Agglomeration; Population density; Productivity; Nordic countries; Taloustiede; Economics; Ekonomi N1 - PP - ER -