Internet cluster emergence

Danny Quah

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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; Toeplitz; waves; weightless economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D30 O10 O18 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2000-02
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