Showing 1 - 10 of 42
This paper presents a difference in the comparative statics of general equilibrium models with land when there are finitely many agents, and when there is a continuum of agents. Restricting attention to quasi-linear and Cobb-Douglas utility, it is shown that with finitely many agents, an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894084
We develop a general equilibrium model with three primary production factors—land, skilled, and unskilled labor—and three sectors—construction, intermediate inputs, and final consumption—to study how different intensities of telecommuting affect the efficiency of firms that embrace home...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013250731
We develop a general equilibrium model with three primary production factors - land, skilled, and unskilled labor - and three sectors - construction, intermediate inputs, and final consumption - to study how different intensities of telecommuting affect the efficiency of firms that embrace home...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012417444
the agglomeration of agents in size or mass. We investigate agglomeration in sorting or by type of worker, that implies … agglomeration in size when worker populations differ by type. This kind of agglomeration can be driven by asymmetric information in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012942057
Quantitative spatial economics (QSE) specifies various components such as preferences, production technology, and frictions for the movement of goods, people, and ideas. Despite the long literature on endogenous location decisions, the question of how these specifications affect resulting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012924334
The aim of this article is twofold. First, we present an integrative framework that encompasses a large share of existing neg models. This framework allows us to discuss the fundamental assumptions and the key results that hold throughout a broad class of models. We argue that progress within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014195908
We study the indeterminacy of equilibrium in the Fujita-Krugman model of city formation under monopolistic competition and increasing returns. Both the number and the locations of cities are endogenously determined. Assuming smooth transportation costs, we examine equilibria in city-economies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014117989
Conventional wisdom tells us that with no market failure and local non-satiation of preferences, the core is at least as large as the collection of competitive equilibrium allocations.We con.rm this for a standard model featuring land. Next we consider the public land ownership version of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014067832
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222346
impediments in labor mobility between regions and firms. Overall, the agglomeration forces are fairly similar to those operating …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012924332