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This paper gives policymakers and city leaders a brief and accessible guide to the economic theory behind agglomeration economies - the wider economic benefits generated when people and businesses locate close to each other. It also explains the critical role this concept is playing in current transport policy debates.

This paper gives policymakers and city leaders a brief and accessible guide to the economic theory behind agglomeration economies - the wider economic benefits generated when people and businesses locate close to each other. It also explains the critical role this concept is playing in current transport policy debates.

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