Die Chemieindustrie ist eine wichtige Säule des Wirtschaftsstandorts Hamburg und der Region Unterelbe als Teil der Metropolregion Hamburg. Aufgrund der Verfügbarkeit von Energie und Rohstoffen, der Lage am seeschifftiefen Wasser und der guten Transportmöglichkeiten ist die Region Unterelbe...

This paper analyzes a closed, essentially linear polycentric city with homogenous households who probabilistically select their workplace and residence locations. The study utilizes a continuous logit model to describe household location choices. In contrast to the classic urban model with...

Can the demise of the monocentric economy across cities during the 20th century be explained by decreasing transport costs to the city center or are other fundamental forces at work? Taking a hybrid perspec¬tive of classical bid-rent theory and a world where clustering of economic activity is...

Can the demise of the monocentric economy across cities during the 20th century be explained by decreasing transport costs to the city center or are other fundamental forces at work? Taking a hybrid perspective of classical bid-rent theory and a world where clustering of economic activity is...

There are a number of research themes related to location of economic activities. Brownfield redevelopment or comparison of brownfields and greenfields belong to them. Note that the importance of these themes is given by their close relationship to sustainable development principles. Generally,...

This paper identifies the causal impact of urban rail transport on firm location. The evaluation of transport infrastructures always faces an important issue of endogeneity since rail lines are not located randomly. We use the natural experiment offered by the Regional Express Rail progressively...