Modeling a micro-structure of agglomeration economies, this article derives a second-best benefit evaluation formula … for urban transportation improvements. Without explicitly modeling the sources of agglomeration economies, Venables (JTEP … monopolistic competition with differentiated products provides a micro-foundation of agglomeration economies. Introducing the rural …

This paper investigates the relation between agglomeration of economic activity and the pattern of specialization of … specialized in the differentiated good in which it has a comparative advantage. Agglomeration occurs not only in large markets … advantage drives specialization, while absolute advantage drives agglomeration. …

integration. The "new economic geography" world assumes mobile entrepreneurs which can relocate thus bringing agglomeration forces …

key insight that emerges is that the interaction between agglomeration economies and comparative advantage involves a … comparative advantage in sectors governed by this force whilst the impact of agglomeration economies is enhanced by trade cost … small economies is not only shaped by the primitives that determine agglomeration economies and comparative advantage but …

Spatial Policy'. From this perspective, both agglomeration and economic integration have to be reinterpreted on a wider …

predict migration flows for the period following the CEE’s integration with the EU. The main innovation of our approach is … that it endogenises both explanatory variables and the migration rate. The underlying structural parameters are estimated … econometrically using a migration equation, which is derived entirely from the theoretical NEG model. Our simulations show that even …

, while the peripheral regions lose residents. -- Transport costs ; agglomeration ; urban systems … peripheren Städte Einwohner verlieren. -- Transportkosten ; Agglomeration ; Städtesysteme …