We review the extensive literature since 2000 on the personality traits of entrepreneurs. We
first consider baseline personality traits like the Big-5 model, self-efficacy and …

Abstract Tech clusters like Silicon Valley play a central role for modern innovation, business
competitiveness, and economic performance. This paper reviews what constitutes a tech …

Full days worked at home account for 28 percent of paid workdays among Americans 20–64
years old, as of mid-2023. That's about four times the 2019 rate and ten times the rate in the …

The pandemic triggered a large, lasting shift to work from home (WFH). To study this shift, we
survey full-time workers who finished primary school in twenty-seven countries as of mid …

Accelerating the intelligent transformation of manufacturing industry is an important strategic
choice to realize the green innovation transformation. Based on the perspectives of static …

Density boosts productivity and innovation, improves access to goods and services, reduces
typical travel distances, encourages energy efficient construction and transport, and allows …

This paper studies whether distance shapes credit allocation by estimating the impact of
bank branch closings during the 2000s on local access to credit. To generate plausibly …

We propose an integrated framework to discuss the empirical literature on the local
determinants of agglomeration effects. We start by presenting the theoretical mechanisms …

Place-based policies commonly target underperforming areas, such as deteriorating
downtown business districts and disadvantaged regions. Principal examples include …

Population agglomeration is an important foundation for urban development, and
continuous reductions in carbon emissions need to be considered by urban development …