integration. The "new economic geography" world assumes mobile entrepreneurs which can relocate thus bringing agglomeration forces …

This paper investigates the relation between agglomeration of economic activity and the pattern of specialization of … specialized in the differentiated good in which it has a comparative advantage. Agglomeration occurs not only in large markets … advantage drives specialization, while absolute advantage drives agglomeration. …

key insight that emerges is that the interaction between agglomeration economies and comparative advantage involves a … comparative advantage in sectors governed by this force whilst the impact of agglomeration economies is enhanced by trade cost … small economies is not only shaped by the primitives that determine agglomeration economies and comparative advantage but …

, agglomeration occurs and, eventually, the secondary business centers vanish. By increasing the average commuting length, these …

This paper presents a simple Chamberlinian agglomeration model which, like the canonical core-periphery (CP) model … complete agglomeration predicted by the CP model. …

Spatial Policy'. From this perspective, both agglomeration and economic integration have to be reinterpreted on a wider …