Spatial competition of governments in the investment on public facilities

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 455-488

  Takahashi, Takaaki ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coordination failure; Excludable good with nonrivalry; Linear economy; Multiple equilibria; Public goods; Regulation; Spatial competition; Strategic interaction; Transportation cost

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INVESTMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC SPENDING; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 3242668169     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(03)00070-X     Document Type: Article

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