Agglomeration and growth : a dialogue between economists and geographers

Gilles Duranton (1) , Michael Storper (2)

1 Department of Economics, Harvard University
2 CSO - Centre de sociologie des organisations (Sciences Po, CNRS)

This special issue contains papers by both economists and geographers on agglomeration and growth. In this introduction, we first provide a brief sketch of recent developments in the interaction between economists and geographers. We then propose some contextual background to make it easier for geographers to approach the economics papers of this issue and conversely. Finally, specific areas of overlapping interests to the two disciplines are also highlighted.

Domaines: Sociologie; Géographie; Economies et finances

Gilles Duranton, Michael Storper. Agglomeration and growth : a dialogue between economists and geographers. Journal of Economic Geography, 2006, 6, pp.1-7. ⟨10.1093/jeg/lbi012⟩. ⟨hal-01020944⟩