The objectives of this study are to describe the changes in industrial location that have occured in Europe in recent decades; to establish whether these are associated with countries' economic structures becoming more or less similar, and industries becoming more or less spatially concentrated;...

We develop and econometrically estimate a model of the location of industries across countries. The model combines factor endowments and geographical considerations, and shows how industry and country characteristics interact to determine the location of production.

Models with imperfect competition and intra-industry trade have become widely accepted as appropriate frameworks within which to analyze the impact of trade liberalization on industrial agglomeration. This paper makes one modification to the standard model; it allows for taxation of...

The paper studies how uncertainty about future trade arrangements affecting firms' competitiveness and market access, may influence firms' investment behaviour and choice of location. Our analysis is based on a model of imperfect competition, and we show that risk aversion is not a necessary...

This paper was inspired by the renaissance that industrial localisation and localised external economies have experienced during the last years. We seek to elucidate the relevance of the theories on localisation and external economies for those that have indeed developed them - the economists....