LEADER 04242nam 22006015 450 001 9911007460503321 005 20250531130248.0 010 $a3-031-82787-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-82787-7 035 $a(CKB)39124571400041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-82787-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32145195 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32145195 035 $a(OCoLC)1522806431 035 $a(EXLCZ)9939124571400041 100 $a20250531d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSpatial Economic Modelling $eAn Introduction to Key Competition Models /$fby Stefano Colombo 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (IX, 157 p. 22 illus.) 311 08$a3-031-82786-4 327 $aChapter 1. Introduction: a brief history of spatial competition -- Chapter 2. Preliminaries: basic tools of game theory -- Chapter 3. The linear Hotelling model -- Chapter 4. The Salop circle -- Chapter 5. Shipping and shopping models -- Chapter 6. Advanced models -- Chapter 7. Spatial models of political competition -- Chapter 8. Spatial models for marketing -- Chapter 9. Conclusion. 330 $a?Distinguished by its comprehensive and illuminating exploration of spatial competition models, this work extends beyond standard frameworks to showcase a remarkable range of variations rarely found together in this literature. Expertly balancing theoretical rigor with compelling real-world applications across diverse domains, it stands out as the definitive resource for researchers, students, and practitioners interested in spatial competition.? ? Yiquan Gu, Professor of Spatial Economics and Industrial Organisation, Henley Business School, University of Reading This textbook provides an accessible introduction to spatial competition models in economics. It shows students how to understand and apply spatial models to analysis of market design, structure, competition and pricing. The book aims to provide a step-by-step guide to learning and implementing spatial modelling. It provides a concise history of the spatial approach and a self-contained primer chapter on the key game theory tools required to undertake spatial analysis. It then provides a comprehensive explanation of the key traditions and models, including the Hotelling model and related Salop circle model, and demonstrates their various applications to consumer, firm and market interactions. Topics covered in the book include: product differentiation, the physical location of firms, spatial price discrimination, oligopolistic competition, non-uniform distributions of consumers, political competition and the basic Downs model, and the application of spatial models to marketing and management. This book will be a valuable resource for undergraduate students in microeconomics and applied economics, particularly on industrial organization courses. < Stefano Colombo is Professor of Economics at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy. He has published widely in spatial economics, price competition, game theory, regional economics, and microeconomic theory. He edited a two-volume collection with Palgrave on cutting edge research in spatial economics in 2020. 606 $aSpace in economics 606 $aGame theory 606 $aIndustrial organization 606 $aEconometrics 606 $aSpatial Economics 606 $aGame Theory 606 $aIndustrial Organization 606 $aQuantitative Economics 615 0$aSpace in economics. 615 0$aGame theory. 615 0$aIndustrial organization. 615 0$aEconometrics. 615 14$aSpatial Economics. 615 24$aGame Theory. 615 24$aIndustrial Organization. 615 24$aQuantitative Economics. 676 $a330.91 700 $aColombo$b Stefano$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01263859 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911007460503321 996 $aSpatial Economic Modelling$94389849 997 $aUNINA