Steven Brakman

Introduction to Geographical and Urban Economics (eBook, PDF)

A Spiky World

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive introduction to both urban and geographical economics: the two dominant approaches used to explain the distribution of economic activity across space. This fully revised and up-to-date third edition gives a full account of the ever-expanding body of knowledge and insights on urban and geographical economics, with an increased emphasis on analytical concepts and empirical methods, reflecting developments in the literature since the last edition. The authors provide both state-of-the-art theories and empirics, introducing new data, methods and models for this edition, including a whole chapter dedicated to measurement issues and empirical methods. Written in a style that is accessible to students who are new to the field, this textbook also includes more advanced concepts that will interest experienced researchers. Unrivalled in its scope and depth, this title is perfect for readers seeking to understand the uneven spatial distribution of economic activity between and within countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781108307635
• Artikelnr.: 66177972

Autorenporträt

Steven Brakman is Professor of International Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He is a research fellow of the CESifo institute in Munich, and co-editor of the Journal of Regional Science. He is academic partner of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy analysis, and member of the programme committee of Statistics Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Empirical Foundations: 1. A spiky world: what came before ... (the 2001 and 2009 editions of our book)
2. Geo-human interaction
3. Empirical methods
Part II. Urban Economics: 4. Space within cities
5. City systems
6. The empirics of agglomeration
Part III. Geographical Economics: 7. The core model
8. Extensions of the core model
9. Empirics of economic geography
Part IV. Development and Policy: 10. Geography and development
11. Policy implications.

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Part I. Empirical Foundations: 1. A spiky world: what came before ... (the 2001 and 2009 editions of our book); 2. Geo-human interaction; 3. Empirical methods; Part II. Urban Economics: 4. Space within cities; 5. City systems; 6. The empirics of agglomeration; Part III. Geographical Economics: 7. The core model; 8. Extensions of the core model; 9. Empirics of economic geography; Part IV. Development and Policy: 10. Geography and development; 11. Policy implications.

Rezensionen

'Economic geography strikes back. After a couple of decades of easy talk about the 'death of distance' in the age of globalization, the promise of a future of rising living standards for all is increasingly challenged by the resilience of geographical disparities. By introducing students and scholars to the frontier of urban and geographical economics, this new edition equips them with the theoretical and empirical tools needed to make sense of our spiky world.' Gianmarco Ottaviano, Bocconi University and the London School of Economics and Political Science