Agglomeration and the adjustment of the spatial economy

We consider the literatures on urban systems and New Economic Geography to examine questions concerning agglomeration and how areas respond to shocks to the economic environment. We first propose a diagrammatic framework to compare the two approaches. We then use this framework to study a number of extensions and to consider several policy relevant issues.

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Year of publication:	2005-05
Authors:	Combes, Pierre-Philippe ; Duranton, Gilles ; Overman, Henry G.
Institutions:	London School of Economics (LSE)
Subject:	Urban systems \| New Economic Geography \| Urban and regional policy \| diagrammatic exposition

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	LSE Research Online Documents on Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	47 pages
Classification:	J1 - Demographic Economics ; R00 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics. General ; R58 - Regional Development Policy
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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