Cities and Specialisation: Evidence from South Asia
利用尼泊尔调查数据，研究发现靠近城市的地区经济活动更多样化且更市场化，支持城市中的市场专业化回报，并存在层级专业化证据，影响范围可达距大城市四小时车程。
Using survey data from Nepal, we examine the relationship between proximity to urban centres and the organisation of labour. We show that wards located in and near cities have more diversified and more market oriented activities. This suggests the presence of returns to market specialisation in cities. We also find some evidence of returns to hierarchical specialisation. These effects are felt up to four hours of travel time from large cities. Urbanisation is associated with lower female labour market participation and with a more pronounced specialisation of women either in market-related activities or in strictly home-based chores.