The Spatial Economy : Cities, Regions and International Trade

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The Spatial Economy : Cities, Regions and International Trade

Title remainder

Cities, Regions and International Trade

Creator

• Fujita, Masahisa

Contributor

• Venables, Anthony
• Krugman, Paul, 1953-

Author

• Venables, Anthony
• Fujita, Masahisa
• Krugman, Paul, 1953-

Subject

• International Trade
• Economics

Language

eng

Summary

• Annotation
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Cataloging source

BIP US

Dewey number

330.9

Intended audience

• Scholarly & Professional
• 17

Intended audience source

• MIT Press
• MIT Press

Summary expansion

• Winner, 43rd Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science.<br /><br />Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy&mdash;that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools&mdash;in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth&mdash;this &quot;new economic geography&quot; has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics.<br /><br />The authors show how seemingly disparate models reflect a few basic themes, and in so doing they develop a common &quot;grammar&quot; 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
• Winner, 43rd Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science.<br /><br />Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy&amp;mdash;that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools&amp;mdash;in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth&amp;mdash;this &amp;quot;new economic geography&amp;quot; has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics.<br /><br />The authors show how seemingly disparate models reflect a few basic themes, and in so doing they develop a common &amp;quot;grammar&amp;quot; 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
• Winner, 43rd Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science.<br /><br />Since 1990 there has been a renaissance of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy&mdash;that is, where economic activity occurs and why. Using new tools&mdash;in particular, modeling techniques developed to analyze industrial organization, international trade, and economic growth&mdash;this "new economic geography" has emerged as one of the most exciting areas of contemporary economics.<br /><br />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