We provide an analytical approach that facilitates understanding the bifurcation mechanism of a wide class of economic … models involving spatial agglomeration of economic activities. The proposed method overcomes the limitations of the Turing … (1952) approach that has been used to analyze the emergence of agglomeration in the multi-regional core-periphery (CP) model …

We provide an analytical approach that facilitates understanding the bifurcation mechanism of a wide class of economic … models involving spatial agglomeration of economic activities. The proposed method overcomes the limitations of the Turing … (1952) approach that has been used to analyze the emergence of agglomeration in the multi-regional core–periphery (CP) model …

This paper presents a simple Chamberlinian agglomeration model which, like the canonical core-periphery (CP) model …, the present model exhibits a 'supercritical pitchfork bifurcation' rather than the 'subcritical pitchfork bifurcation' of … complete agglomeration predicted by the CP model. …

This paper presents a simple, analytically solvable Chamberlinian agglomeration model. As in the canonical core …-periphery (CP) model, two agglomerative forces are at work. However, the present model exhibits a "pitchfork bifurcation" rather … than the "tomahawk bifurcation" of the CP model. …

The core-periphery model by Krugman (1991) has two 'dramatic' implications: catastrophic agglomeration and locational … and easily reversible transition from symmetry to agglomeration. …

of stable equilibria with respect to transport costs. We set forth theoretically possible agglomeration (bifurcation …The progress of spatial agglomeration of Krugman's core–periphery model is investigated by comparative static analysis … model. Such a gradual and successive agglomeration presents a sharp contrast to the agglomeration of two cities, for which …

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 …

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 in a system of cities' in which both intra-city trade and inter-city trade are considered. Enriching both the … literature on integration/agglomeration and that on city size and formation, we show that: i) devolution results in over-agglomeration …

'agglomeration in a system of cities' in which both intra-city trade and inter-city trade are considered. Enriching both the … literature on integration/agglomeration and that on city size and formation, we show that: i) devolution results in over-agglomeration …