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We study the impacts of changes in international trade and domestic transport costs on the internal geography of countries in the presence of geographical asymmetries.
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We study the impact of falling trade costs and falling national transport costs on the economic geography of countries involved in an integration process. Two regions between which labour is mobile form each country, but there is no international factor mobility. Commodities can be traded both...
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agglomeration economies. We develop a model of systems of cities that combines all three elements and suggests interesting … complementarities between them. The model can replicate stylized facts about sorting, agglomeration, and selection in cities. It also … entrepreneurs and firms, or because of agglomeration economies. We develop a model of systems of cities that combines all three …
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We develop a framework that integrates natural advantage, agglomeration economies, and firm selection to explain why …
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into large cities, because large cities select more productive entrepreneurs and firms, or because of agglomeration … between them. The model can replicate stylised facts about sorting, agglomeration, and selection in cities. It can also …
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agglomeration economies. This paper provides a microeconomically founded model of vertical city differentiation in which the latter … two mechanisms (`agglomeration' and `selection') operate simultaneously. Our model is both rich and tractable enough to …
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We develop a framework that integrates natural advantage, agglomeration economies, and firm selection to explain why …
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This chapter surveys recent developments in agglomeration theory within a unifying framework. We highlight how … locational fundamentals, agglomeration economies, the spatial sorting of heterogeneous agents, and selection effects affect the …
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This chapter surveys recent developments in agglomeration theory within a unifying framework. We highlight how … locational fundamentals, agglomeration economies, the spatial sorting of heterogeneous agents, and selection effects affect the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084057
agglomeration economies. This paper provides a microeconomically founded model of vertical city differentiation in which the latter … two mechanisms (`agglomeration' and `selection') operate simultaneously. Our model is both rich and tractable enough to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792517