The Spatial Economy: Cities, Regions, and International Trade

by Paul Krugman, Masahisa Fujita, Anthony J. Venables

Book Overview

Since 1990 there has been a surge of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy. The text discusses this area of contemporary economics - the new economic geography. 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 an approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262062046
• ISBN13: 9780262062046
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"