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This paper analyzes the Steiner-Weber-Problem with piecewise linear or piecewise constant transportation costs. These non-differentiable cost functions are analyzed using different one-step and dynamic linearization methods, which are based on approximations via average and marginal costs. An...
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, (2) sales force location, (3) sales territory alignment, and (4) sales effort allocation are the subjects of …
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People spend a lot of time commuting and often find it a burden. According to economics, the burden of commuting is chosen when compensated either on the labor or on the housing market so that individuals' utility is equalized. However, in a direct test of this strong notion of equilibrium, we...
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This paper presents an economic geography model to show the spatial effects of economic integration. While other authors mainly focused on the explanation of cumulative causation effects that lead to complete concentration or absolutely equal dispersion of industries, this paper explains why...
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1993 and 2001. Somewhat contrary to theoretical expectations derived from the recent literature in location theory, we …
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We address the question of competition within the location choices of firms. In a framework of agglomeration effects … agglomeration economics models which generally provide extreme results of mono-location. The Stackelberg equilibria described here …
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model of trade and location. More specifically, we introduce horizontal and vertical multi-region firms into the core … introduction of vertical multi-region firms that can separate the location of headquarter activities from the location of …
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This paper investigates the relation between agglomeration of economic activity and the pattern of specialization of countries. We develop a model encompassing a Ricardian comparative advantage, increasing returns to scale, product differentiation, monopolistic competition, trade costs, and...
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location being determined by the level of education subsidies. For low transport costs, firms agglomerate in one region. We …
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This paper considers the evolution of global transportation usage over the past half century and its implications for supply chains. Transportation usage per unit of real output has more than doubled as costs decreased by a third. Participation of emerging economies in world trade and...
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