IS PRODUCTIVITY HIGHER IN BRITISH CITIES?*
利用英国工厂级数据，研究发现城市内工厂的生产率通常高于同区域非城市工厂，但除布里斯托尔外，没有城市的生产率显著高于东南地区，表明城市区位带来的空间外部性不如位于东南地区的优势重要。
ABSTRACT This paper examines the determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) using a GB plant‐level data set. The main findings relate to whether spatial spillovers and “place” effects are important: plants located in cities generally perform better than plants in the same region outside of these cities; but with the exception of Bristol, no city has significantly higher TFP levels than the South East. This suggests that spatial externalities associated with city location are not as important as the benefits of being situated in the South East region.