Internet cluster emergence

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.

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Year of publication:	2000-02
Authors:	Quah, Danny
Institutions:	London School of Economics (LSE)
Subject:	distribution dynamics \| economic geography \| Internet \| location \| space \| time \| Toeplitz \| waves \| weightless economy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	LSE Research Online Documents on Economics.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series CEP discussion paper; CEPDP0441, 441 21 pages
Classification:	O18 - Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses ; O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes ; D30 - Distribution. General ; O10 - Economic Development. General
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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