Technical change and agglomeration

Although economic historians consider technical change to be a significant factor explaining the evolution of the spatial organization of an economy, economic geography still fails to address this important issue. By developing a simple two-region general equilibrium model under monopolistic competition, we show that agglomeration is triggered by technological progress shifting production towards more skill intensive techniques.

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Year of publication:	2007-04-10
Authors:	Gaigné, Carl ; Riou, Stéphane
Published in:	Economics Bulletin. - AccessEcon, ISSN 1545-2921. - Vol. 18.2007, 3, p. 1-5
Publisher:	AccessEcon
Subject:	Skill-biased change economic geography

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	R1 - General Regional Economics ; F1 - Trade
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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