New Economic Geography and the City

Jacques Thisse and Gaigné, Carl
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Carl Gaigne

No 13638, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: In this chapter, we provide a bird-eye overview of recent developments in NEG within a unifying framework. We build on the idea that the difference in the economic performance of regions depend on the global and local interactions between and within regions through the locational decisions made by firms and households at the macro and microspatial levels. We also focus on settings that take into account the urban structure, the social and skill composition and the sectorial specialization of regional agglomerations, and the quality of urban life. Three types of spatial frictions are considered, that is, transport costs, commuting costs, and communication costs.

Keywords: New economic geography; Cities; Transport costs; Commuting costs; Communication costs; Land rent; Manufacturing goods; Services (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L12 O14 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-04
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo and nep-ure
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Working Paper: New Economic Geography and the City (2021)
Working Paper: New Economic Geography and the City (2013)
Working Paper: New economic geography and the city (2013)
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