This paper shows that the mathematical structure of the most widely used New Economic Geography models is identical, irrespective of the underlying agglomeration mechanism assumed (factor migration, input-output linkages, endogenous capital accumulation). This enables us to provide analytical...

This chapter examines empirical strategies that have been or could be used to evaluate the importance of agglomeration and trade models. This theoretical approach, widely known as New Economic Geography (NEG), emphasizes the interaction between transport costs and firm-level scale economies as a...

Die wichtigste Frage der Raumwirtschaftstheorie lautet: Welches sind die Ursachen für die Entstehung, den Bestand und die Wandlungen räumlicher Wirtschaftsstrukturen? Zu den markantesten Strukturen gehören zweifellos Agglomerationen, die nicht auf natürliche Ursachen zurückgeführt werden...

Regional labor markets are characterized by huge disparities of unemployment rates. Models of the New Economic Geography explain how disparities of regional goods markets endogenously arise but usually assume full employment. This paper discusses regional unemployment disparities by introducing...