A Tale of Two Ports: The Economic Geography of Inter-City Rivalry
This paper examines how two geographically separated ports compete for a market consisting of manufacturing firms located between them. There is a service firm in each port, and these two firms, taking the infrastructure provided by their governments as given, compete in prices. The governments compete in terms of investment in infrastructure. This paper shows that there are cases in which both the firm and the government in the port that has a longer history may have the first-mover advantage. In particular, the government can provide a credible threat by overinvesting in infrastructure. Copyright 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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2009
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Authors: | Long, Ngo Van ; Wong, Kar-yiu |
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Review of International Economics. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0965-7576. - Vol. 17.2009, SI, p. 261-279
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Wiley Blackwell |
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