A non linear model of the new economic geography for Portugal. Another perspective

With this work we try to present a non linear model for Portugal based on the new economic geography. We built the model taking into account an analyse about the agglomeration process in Portugal, using the New Economic Geography models, in a non linear way. In a non linear way, of referring, as summary conclusion, that with this work the existence of increasing returns to scale and low transport cost, in the Portuguese regions, was proven and, because this, the existence of agglomeration in Portugal.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	new economic geography \| non linear models \| Portuguese regions

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; C20 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models. General ; C50 - Econometric Modeling. General ; R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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