The formation and growth of specialized cities: Efficiency without developers or Malthusian traps

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 445-470

  Anas, Alex ^a   Xiong, Kai ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

City formation; Externalities; Growth; Specialization; Trade

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; MALTHUSIAN THEORY; SPECIALIZATION; URBAN ECONOMY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 15844379511     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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