An Energy-centric Theory of Agglomeration

We are very grateful to seminar participants in several countries, and for the hospitality of the Energy Institute at Haas, University of California Berkeley and the Henri Poincare Institute in Paris, France where a portion of this work was conducted. We would like to thank, without implicating, Bob Allen, Jared Carbone, Jevan Cherniwchan, Oded Galor, Gene Grossman, David Laband, Arvind Magesan, Ken McKenzie, and Jim Wilen for comments on earlier drafts or portions of this work. Excellent research assistance was provided by Nolan Derby, Fruzsina Mayer, and Rui Wan. The usual disclaimer applies. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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