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We study the relationship between geography and growth. To do so, we first develop a dynamic spatial growth theory with … realistic geography. We characterize the model and its balanced growth path and propose a methodology to analyze equilibria with …
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efficient than distortionary alternatives? We analyse these questions employing a new economic geography model, where we also …
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This paper examines the relationship between openness and within-country regional inequality across 28 countries over the period 1975-2005. In particular, it tests a) whether increases in trade lead to rising inequalities, b) whether these inequalities recede in time, and c) whether increases in...
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We investigate the role of skill heterogeneity in explaining location patterns induced by pecuniary externalities (Krugman (1991)). In our setting, sellers with higher skills perform better in the marketplace, and their sales are larger. Selling to distant locations leads to lower sales because...
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This paper investigates the relationship between economic globalization and regional inequality in a panel of 47 countries over the period 1990-2007, using a measure of globalization that distinguishes the different dimensions of economic integration. The results show that there is a positive...
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This paper constructs a two-region endogenous growth model, where economic geography and public infrastructures play a …, industrial geography and spatial income distribution. An improvement of infrastructures that helps decrease transaction costs …
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We examine the geography of UK cotton textiles in 1838 to test claims about why the industry came to be so heavily … concentrated in Lancashire. Our analysis considers both first and second nature geography including the availability of water power …
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This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in …
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. Despite the renewed interest in economic geography, the existing literature on the firm size distribution (FSD) has ignored …, to the level of economic and financial development in the regions. …
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start with the relation between development and rural-urban migration. Moving beyond the coarse rural-urban distinction, we … with development. As we discuss, these spatial dynamics often mask important differences across sectors. We then turn our … theoretical models that can account for what we observe in the data. When discussing the stylized facts on geography and …
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