The spatial economy : cities, regions, and international trade /
The authors show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics.Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London :
MIT Press,
2001.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The authors show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics.Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy--that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools--in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth--this "new economic geography" has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics.The authors show how seemingly disparate models reflect a few basic themes, and in so doing they develop a common "grammar" for discussing a variety of issues. They show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can be applied to a wide range of issues in urban, regional, and international economics. This book is the first to provide a sound and unified explanation of the existence of large economic agglomerations at various spatial scales. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 1999. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 367 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780262273329 0262273322 |
| DOI: | 10.7551/mitpress/6389.001.0001 |