Abstract The 2008 Nobel Prize for economics was awarded to Paul Krugman for three papers—Krugman (1979, 1980, 1991). In this paper we illustrate that, indeed, these three papers are closely connected. We present a summary of the papers using a unified framework. Central in the discussion is...

Contributed to and edited by leading international academics, this book analyzes 'new economic geography' research, and examines the ensuing policy implications as well as core-periphery patterns, transportation costs and economic modelling