This paper attempts to extend central-place theory in terms of economic analysis, while at the same time refining and enhancing its applicability to urban systems. After reviewing the approach of Christaller, a central-place system is constructed, based on profit maximisation, and it is...

Studies into the shapes of market areas abound and emphasize the hexagon as the optimal configuration. This paper demonstrates that a triangular or a square market area can be superior to a hexagonal one under certain behavioral conditions. Spatial configurations are evaluated on the basis of...

This paper incorporates the interdependent relationship of firms and the increasing consumer density into a framework of spatial equilibrium analysis and studies the location of firms and the price system on a plane market. As consumer density increases, symmetric equilibrium is established...

Due to the reduction of the transportation cost, the retailers become to be able to deal with many kinds of goods and to increase the number of items stocked at the stores. Corresponding to the increase of items stocked at stores, the customers tend to increase to visit the retailer that...

This paper analyzes effects of the corporation tax rates of countries on firmsÂf location selections using the transfer pricing system. Reduction of transportation costs makes firmsÂf production activities expand to across international borders. This expansion incurs harsh price competition...

Regional governments carry out a series of plans to attract firms to the area to stimulate the economic activity. The firms which are enticed to locate at the area are selected according to the characteristics of the regional economy. These firms are expected to operate the production processes...

Produzierende Unternehmen unterteilen ihre Produktionsprozesse zur Reduktion der Gesamtproduktionskosten in Abschnitte und verlagern jeden dieser Produktionsabschnitte an jenen Standort, der hierfür optimale Bedingungen bietet. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht unternehmerische...

A country or a vast region usually comprises different kinds of spatial competition, a free-entry competition, imperfective competition, and a local monopoly, in its economic system: While many firms concentrate on a place and formulate the competitive market there, a same kind firm exists on...

When a manufacturing firm plans to construct a factory, the firm searches a factory's location in a large geographical area. The manufacturer does not determine immediately the factory's location site since the manufacturer cannot have enough information about the economic situation of possible...