We analyze how the interplay between urban costs, wage wedges, and trade costs may affect the interregional location of firms as wel l as the intraurban location, within the central business district or in a secondary employment center (SEC) of the selected region. In this way, we investigate,...

There is a wide consensus among international institutions and national governments in favor of compact (i.e. densely populated) cities as a way to improve the ecological performance of the transport system. Indeed, when both the intercity and intra-urban distributions of activities are given, a...