...Himja Sharma; Balakrushna Padhi; Arup Mitra Purpose The existing literature has not discussed spatial interconnectedness in the case of agglomeration and productivity for the Indian manufacturing sector. The study aims to bridge the gap in understanding the impact of regional interdependence...

...Lisa Noonan; Eoin O'Leary; Justin Doran Purpose This paper analyses the impact of institutional proximity, cognitive proximity and geographical proximity (in the form of agglomeration economies) on the firm-level productivity of foreign-owned firms in Ireland. The analysis of agglomeration...

...Andrew James Crawley; Stephen Hill Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine changes in manufacturing agglomeration in a small open economy over the last decade. This is done during a time when manufacturing in most developed countries is in relative decline. Design/methodology/approach...