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Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations
Pierre-Philippe Combes
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Description for Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations
Paperback. Complements theoretical analysis with detailed discussions of the empirics of the economics of agglomeration, offering a mix of theoretical and empirical research that gives a fresh perspective on spatial disparities. This book provides an introduction to economic geography and includes history and background of the field of spatial economics. Num Pages: 416 pages, 40 line illus. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM; RGCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Economic Geography is the most complete, up-to-date textbook available on the important new field of spatial economics. This book fills a gap by providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the latest research and methodologies in an accessible and comprehensive way. It is an indispensable reference for researchers in economic geography, regional and urban economics, international trade, and applied econometrics, and can serve as a resource for economists in government. Economic Geography presents advances in economic theory that explain why, despite the increasing mobility of commodities, ideas, and people, the diffusion of economic activity is very unequal and remains agglomerated ... Read more
Economic Geography is the most complete, up-to-date textbook available on the important new field of spatial economics. This book fills a gap by providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the latest research and methodologies in an accessible and comprehensive way. It is an indispensable reference for researchers in economic geography, regional and urban economics, international trade, and applied econometrics, and can serve as a resource for economists in government. Economic Geography presents advances in economic theory that explain why, despite the increasing mobility of commodities, ideas, and people, the diffusion of economic activity is very unequal and remains agglomerated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691139425
SKU
V9780691139425
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99-1
About Pierre-Philippe Combes
Pierre-Philippe Combes is CNRS research professor of economics at the Universite d?Aix-Marseille. Thierry Mayer is professor of economics at the Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Jacques-Francois Thisse is professor of economics at the Universite Catholique de Louvain and professor at the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees. His books include "Economics of Agglomeration".
Reviews for Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations
"Economic Geography: The Integration of Regions and Nations is an outstanding contribution to the field... Even those most familiar with the economic geography literature will emerge from reading the book challenged, engaged, and enlightened."
Donald R. Davis, Journal of International Economics "The book delivers important insights into the theories and practices of economic geography and opens opportunities for new avenues of ... Read more
Donald R. Davis, Journal of International Economics "The book delivers important insights into the theories and practices of economic geography and opens opportunities for new avenues of ... Read more