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Economic geography within and between European nations : the role of market potential and density across space and time
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Marrewijk, Charles van - 2009
In explaining the uneven spatial distribution of economic activity, urban economics and new economic geography (NEG) dominate recent research in economics. A main difference between these two approaches is that NEG stresses the role of spatial linkages whereas urban economics does not do so. We...
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Market liberalization in the European natural gas market : the importance of capacity constraints and efficiency differences
Brakman, Steven; Marrewijk, Charles van; … - 2009
welfare. This paper indicates that this might not happen for at least two reasons. First, energy markets, including the market … result, new entrants in the market are less efficient than incumbent firms. Second, energy markets, again including the … market for natural gas, are associated with capacity constraints. Prices are determined in residual markets where the least …
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Consequences of Brexit and options for a "global Britain"
Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Kohl, Tristan - 2017 - This version: April 19, 2017
The United Kingdom has opted to leave the European Union. The trade and welfare consequences of this decision are large; most studies predict a trade and welfare loss for both the UK and the EU. The UK parliament has indicated that it aims for new and ambitious trade agreements following Brexit,...
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