Focuses on how the tendency of firms and workers to agglomerate in space changes as
regions become more integrated. Comparative advantage and market access …

The uneven distribution of economic activity across space is one of the most striking features
of economic life. Perhaps the clearest visual manifestation of this is the emergence and …

This handbook chapter studies the theoretical micro-foundations of urban agglomeration
economies. We distinguish three types of micro-foundations, based on sharing, matching …

Two different models-one based on local geographical externalities and the other on the
variety of only locally available intermediate services-are shown to give rise to a simple …

We address the fundamental question arising in geographical economics: why do economic
activities agglomerate in a small number of places? The main reasons for the formation of …

This book examines the economic reasons why people choose to live where they live and
develops, through analysis of the bid rent function, a unified theory of urban land use and …

SCOTT AJ and STORPER M.(2003) Regions, globalization, development, Reg. Studies 37,
579–593. Regional economies are synergy-laden systems of physical and relational assets …

There are two imperfectly competitive industries, upstream and down-stream, and two
locations. Where do the industries locate? Production occurs in both locations when …

Why are some cities specialised and others diversified? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of urban specialisation and diversity? To what extent do the structure of cities …

In this paper, I examine the spatial correlation between wages and consumer purchasing
power across US counties to see whether regional demand linkages contribute to spatial …