What Future for History Dependence in Spatial Economics?

Jeffrey Lin and Ferdinand Rauch

No 929, Economics Series Working Papers from University of Oxford, Department of Economics

Abstract: History (sometimes) matters for the location and sizes of cities and neighborhood segregation patterns within cities. Together with evidence on rapid neighborhood change and self-fulfilling expectations, this implies that nature might not completely determine the spatial structure of the economy. Instead, the spatial economy might be characterized by multiple equilibria or multiple steady-state equilibrium paths, where history and expectations can play decisive roles. Better evidence on the conditions under which history matters can help improve theory and policy analysis.

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Date: 2020-12-16
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