Common Ground? Prospects for Integrating the Economic Geography of Geographers and Economists

Örjan Sjöberg and Fredrik Sjöholm
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Örjan Sjöberg: Stockholm School of Economics, PO Box 6501, SE-11383 Stockholm, Sweden
Fredrik Sjöholm: Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260
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Environment and Planning A, 2002, vol. 34, issue 3, 467-486

Abstract: Hailed by economists as an idea whose time has come, the ‘new economic geography’ has not been quite as favourably received by geographers. Frequently seen as a prime case of academic imperialism, few appear willing to concede that economists may have something to contribute to economic geography. Conversely, beyond the token reference to vintage publications, economists often dismiss geographers' economic geography as a dead end. In this paper we take a more detached view. Exploring points of convergence and divergence, we identify lessons that either side may learn from the other. While not shying away from existing differences, we conclude that there is indeed some common ground.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1068/a3447

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