Nature and scope of regional and urban economics -- Linear market areas -- Market areas and systems of cities -- Industrial location -- Agglomeration economies and entrepreneur's preferences -- Spatial pricing decisions -- Short-run income models -- Supply-based regional growth analysis --...

This paper examines the spatial pattern of U.S. county employment growth in high-tech industries. The spatial growth dimensions examined include industry cluster effects, urbanization effects, proximity to a college, and proximity in the urban hierarchy. Growth is examined for overall high-tech...