There is a substantial theoretical literature on the location of retail facilities in space assuming that the spatial demand curve is known, or that the ideal data needed to estimate such a curve is available. This study shows how to implement a formal location analysis for a retail activity...

We build upon previous work by Dixit and Stiglitz (1977) and Krugman (1990) to introduce a model of economic geography in which agglomeration of production, a zero-profit competitive equilibrium, and an endogenously-driven industrial revolution arise out of the profit-maximizing choices made by...

We propose a dynamic model of an oligopoly industry characterized by spatial competition between multi-store firms. Firms compete in prices and decide where to open or close stores depending on demand conditions and the number of competitors at different locations, and on location-specific...

Given the significant role of real estate agents in the housing market, this study examines how agents' incentives regarding the size of their listing inventories indirectly affect residential home prices and liquidity. The theory shows that taking on additional inventory generates a critical...

Housing is the most important asset in the portfolio of most households. For all households it is an important determinant of quality of life. It is a relatively illiquid investment, with an uncertain capital value, and it is generally highly leveraged, which makes it a potentially important...

Thomas Friedman (2005, The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) argues that the expansion of trade, the internationalization of firms, the galloping process of outsourcing and the possibility of networking are creating a lsquo;flat...

Current account deficit has been a popular research topic among Turkish economists. The study investigates the relation between current account deficit of Turkey and house prices in the country. This paper uses the classical linear regression model and this is run for three times. The results of...

Suburban zone is an extremely conflicted area exposed to very dynamic changes. Popularity of the suburbs increases every year. The rapid increase of population density and net migration from cities to rural areas changes the spatial, aesthetic and social character of these areas. Hence, it is a...

Trotz jahrzehntelanger Reformdiskussion hat es der Gesetzgeber bisher nicht geschafft, die Grundsteuer verfassungskonform zu gestalten. Das Bundesverfassungsgericht hat die bestehende Grundsteuer für verfassungswidrig erklärt, weil sie auf stark veralteten Grundstückswerten beruht. Die...