Showing 1 - 10 of 232
This paper presents a simple Chamberlinian agglomeration model which, like the canonical core-periphery (CP) model … complete agglomeration predicted by the CP model. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438277
This paper presents a simple, analytically solvable Chamberlinian agglomeration model. As in the canonical core …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011403753
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011543995
How does intranational factor mobility shape the welfare effects of a trade shock? I provide evidence that during WWI, a demand shock emanated from belligerent countries and affected neutral Spain. Within Spain, labor predominantly reallocated locally, while the most affected provinces...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544292
The paper analyzes the impact of skill-biased migration policies under the economics of agglomeration. It therefore … develops an agglomeration model with two types of mobile worker who are heterogeneous and differ both within and between skill … contra-unskilled migration policies attenuate each other or can even be counterproductive. -- agglomeration ; labor mobility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003843425
regarding the effects of the relative strength of the dispersion force to the agglomeration force on the equilibrium outcomes of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013119673
agglomeration of skilled labour can reduce "real" income in both regions. Even if there is a "winning" region, human capital and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403243
This paper presents a survey of the so-called 'New Economic Geography' (NEG) approach to International Trade, giving particular emphasis to the impact of labour mobility on the spatial distribution of economic activities across integrated countries. The liberalisation of international trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608775
This paper provides a simple theory of geographical mobility which simultaneously explainspeople’s choice of residences in space and the location of industry. Residences are chosenon the basis of the utility which mobile households obtain across locations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005862705
We use a quantitative model to study the implications of European integration for welfare and migration flows across 1,318 regions. The model suggests that an increase of trade barriers to the level of 1957 reduces welfare by about 1-2 percent on average, depending on the presumed trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011587896