Internet Cluster Emergence

Danny Quah ()

No 2293, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Internet development holds the promise of transmitting economic value across physical space at zero marginal cost. In such a 'weightless economy', what factors matter for the location of economic activity and thus for economic development? This paper sketches a model of spatial dynamics over a three-dimensional globe, where transportation costs don't matter. The paper develops conditions under which clusters of activity emerge.

Keywords: Distribution Dynamics; Economic Geography; Internet; Location; Space; Time; Toepitz; Waves; Weightless Economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D30 O10 O18 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-11
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