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Autore |
Fujita Masahisa |
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The spatial economy : cities, regions, and international trade / / Masahisa Fujita, Paul Krugman, Anthony J. Venables |
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Cambridge, Mass. ; ; London, : MIT Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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9786612099991 |
0-262-56147-6 |
1-282-09999-X |
0-262-27332-2 |
0-585-07017-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (382 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KrugmanPaul R |
VenablesAnthony |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Space in economics |
Regional economics |
Economic geography |
Urban economics |
International trade |
Mathematical models |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 1999. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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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