A synthesis of footloose-entrepreneur new economic geography models: When is agglomeration smooth and easily reversible?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-54

  Pflüger, Michael ^a   Südekum, Jens ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSAU   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Bifurcation; Location pattern; New economic geography

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIFURCATION; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ENTREPRENEUR; FOOTLOOSE INDUSTRY; MODELING;

EID: 37249077032     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbm046     Document Type: Article

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