Although the location theory of industry has received much attention in the literature, Hsu (1997) has demonstrated that the theory developed to date is not applicable to an agroindustry, that is, the industry of processing the agricultural product. Recognizing that the complete analysis of Hsu...

Traditionally, the location model has assumed that firms choose their location and input usage so as to maximize their profits. However, in the planning version of the location model, the industrial location might be selected on the basis of a welfare-maximizing objective. This paper attempts to...

This paper attempts to examine the validity of the exclusion theorem on a line under a stochastic environment in a more general context than prior studies. Our analysis shows that there are three key factors determining the intermediate or the corner location to be optimal; namely, including the...

This paper examines the validity of the location invariance theorem in Weberian space under various types of uncertainty. The main results are: Given that the firm's location is constrained to remain at a specified distance from the output market, the optimal location is invariant to any change...

In this paper we examine the implications of technology uncertainty for production location in a general setting, in which the location and production decisions are determined <i>ex ante</i> and a general specification of technology uncertainty is adopted. In addition, to examine the endpoint...

This paper attempts to provide a general comparative static analysis on a firm's choice of production location with respect to variations in the degree of risk aversion under demand price, input price, and technology uncertainties. Our analysis shows that whether and how the plant location...

The validity of the profit-maximizing assumption has long been doubted by many economists. One reason for the deviation from profit maximization that has been emphasized is the separation of ownership and management. This paper attempts to examine the spatial consequences of this separation...

This paper reexamines the welfare implications of three pricing regimes (mill, uniform, and discriminatory) for a monopoly. Assuming linear demand and constant marginal costs, I show that with the introduction of endogenous location choice, uniform delivered pricing may provide the highest...

In this paper we employ a unifying approach to examine the exclusion theorem in a Weberian space under various types of uncertainty: input price or output price uncertainty, transport rate uncertainty, and technology uncertainty. The novelty of our approach is the usage of second-order...