@inproceedings{Borowiecki2011Geographic,
abstract = {It is difficult to estimate the impact of geographic clustering on productivity because of endogeneity issues. I use birthplace-cluster distance as an instrumental variable for the incidence of clustering of prominent classical composers born between 1750 and 1899. I find that geographic clustering strongly impacts the productivity of the clustering individuals: composers were approx. 33 percentage points more productive while they remained in a geographic cluster. Top composers and composers who migrated to the cluster are the greatest beneficiaries of clustering. The benefit depends on the clustering intensity and has a long-term impact.},
author = {Karol Jan Borowiecki},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J24; J61; N90; 330; geographic concentration; cities, mobility; productivity; urban history; composer},
language = {eng},
number = {F19-V2},
publisher = {ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek f\"{u}r Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft},
series = {Beitr\"{a}ge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins f\"{u}r Socialpolitik 2011: Die Ordnung der Weltwirtschaft: Lektionen aus der Krise - Session: Spatial Approaches on Productivity, Social Capital and Racial Profiling},
title = {Geographic Clustering and Productivity: An Instrumental Variable Approach for Classical Composers},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/48738},
year = {2011}
}
