-off between diversity and accessibility, and international trade is not unambiguously welfare improving. … this process. The analysis shows that by raising product diversity, international trade also raises the costs of provision … in retailing and leads to a consolidation in this industry. As a consequence, surviving retailers have larger catchment …

account. I present a new model of retailing in general equilibrium and explore its implications for a number of different … shocks. The results demonstrate that retail assortments may remain constant if consumers have a low preference for diversity …

account. I present a new model of retailing in general equilibrium and explore its implications for a number of different … shocks. The results demonstrate that retail assortments may remain constant if consumers have a low preference for diversity …

, and that restrictions on retailing, as they occur in several countries, may significantly alter this transmission …

account. I present a new model of retailing in general equilibrium and explore its implications for a number of different … shocks. The results demonstrate that retail assortments may remain constant if consumers have a low preference for diversity …, and that consumer prices can even rise if the retail density is sufficiently low. -- International trade ; retailing …

account. I present a new model of retailing in general equilibrium and explore its implications for a number of different … shocks. The results demonstrate that retail assortments may remain constant if consumers have a low preference for diversity …, and that consumer prices can even rise if the retail density is sufficiently low. -- International Trade ; Retailing …

; retailing ; diversity ; accessibility ; retail deserts …-off between diversity and accessibility, and international trade is not unambiguously welfare improving. -- international trade … this process. The analysis shows that by raising product diversity, international trade also raises the costs of provision …

account. I present a new model of retailing in general equilibrium and explore its implications for a number of different … shocks. The results demonstrate that retail assortments may remain constant if consumers have a low preference for diversity …