A power law (PL) is the form taken by a large number of surprising empirical regularities in
economics and finance. This review surveys well-documented empirical PLs regarding …

Abstract Pollution Haven hypothesis and Porter hypothesis provide two different behavioral
strategies for pollution industries under stringent environmental regulations, which make a …

Following last decade's programmatic papers on Evolutionary Economic Geography, we
report on recent empirical advances and how this empirical work can be positioned vis-à-vis …

The paper explains the commonalities and differences between neoclassical, institutional
and evolutionary approaches that have been influential in economic geography during the …

Economic Geography is the most complete, up-to-date textbook available on the important
new field of spatial economics. This book fills a gap by providing advanced undergraduate …

This chapter examines empirical strategies that have been or could be used to evaluate the
importance of agglomeration and trade models. This theoretical approach, widely known as …

We review the accumulated knowledge on city size distributions and determinants of urban
growth. This topic is of interest because of a number of key stylized facts, including notably …

Change is one of capitalism's constants. As a mode of economic organization, capitalism
never stands still. Its central imperative—the search for profit and wealth creation—drives a …

We construct a unique data set in order to analyse whether or not a large temporary shock
has an impact on city growth. Following recent work by Davis and Weinstein on Japan, we …

Gardiner B., Martin R. and Tyler P.(2004) Competitiveness, productivity and economic
growth across the European regions, Regional Studies 38, 1037–1059. During the last few …