This paper reviews recent literature on the spatial agglomeration of economic activity. This literature provides new ways of thinking about the determinants of the location of production, of trade flows, and of international income differences. Agglomeration of activity arises out of the tension...

This paper gives an overview of different analyses of the effects of globalization on industrial location. It suggests that comparative advantage is inadequate to explain several aspects of the changing patterns of trade and location, and that it needs to supplemented by approaches based on new...

This paper investigates the effect of exchange rate variations on the equilibrium of an industry in which domestic firms are competing with foreign suppliers. The paper is designed as an expository survey. It discusses the perfectly competitive industry; exchange rate pass through under...

Are there benefits to the host country from multinational investments? Does potential value from these investments make active industrial policy worthwhile? We answer the first question affirmatively, having reviewed economic principles and evidence concerning the effects of projects locating in...