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Urban and Regional Economics

by: McCann, Philip

Urban and Regional Economics

by: McCann, Philip

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9780198776451
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Copyright: 12/27/2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

Urban and Regional Economics is the first textbook to provide an integrated framework for the study of urban and regional economics, emphasizing the importance of spatial and geographical factors. Offering a concise, accessible, and up-to-date introduction to the main foundational models, principles, and theories--including Classical, Neo-classical, and Keynesian approaches--the book uses a range of international examples to illustrate the ideas it explains. It is ideal for courses in economics, urban economics, regional economics, economic geography, land management, and urban and regional planning.

List of Figures

xii

List of Tables

Introduction

(5)

Industrial Location: The Location of the Firm in Theory

(47)

Introduction to Classical and Neoclassical Models of Location

(1)

The Weber Location-Production Model

(12)

The Moses Location-Production Model

(8)

Market Area Analysis: Spatial Monopoly Power

(8)

Behavioural Theories of Firm Location

(5)

Conclusions

(13)

Appendix 1.1 The One-Dimension Location Problem

(5)

Appendix 1.2 The General Solution to the Weber-Moses Problem

(2)

Appendix 1.3 The Logistics-Costs Location-Production Model

(2)

Appendix 1.4 The Hotelling Location Game

(3)

The Spatial Distribution of Activities

(40)

Introduction

(1)

Industrial Clustering: Returns to Scale and Geography

(1)

Agglomeration Economies

(5)

Other Descriptions of Industrial Clusters

(3)

Clusters, Firm Types, and the Nature of Transactions

(3)

Industrial Dispersal

(5)

Urban Hierarchies and Central Place Theory

(7)

The Empirical Description of the Urban System: The Rank-Size Rule

(3)

Measuring Spatial Concentration and Regional Diversification

(2)

Conclusions

(10)

Appendix 2.1 Spatial Monopoly and Price Discrimination

(2)

Appendix 2.2 The Derivation of Reilly's Law

(1)

Appendix 2.3 The Krugman-Fujita Model

(5)

Appendix 2.4 The Loschian Demand Function

(2)

The Spatial Structure of the Urban Economy

(44)

Introduction

(1)

The Von Thunen Model

(6)

The Bid-Rent Model for a Firm

100

(7)

The Bid-Rent Model for a Residential Household

107

(8)

Alternative Explanations of the Convex Relationship between Land Prices and Distance

115

(5)

Critiques of Urban Economic Models

120

(4)

Conclusions

124

(13)

Appendix 3.1 The Slope of the Rent Gradient in the Von Thunen model

125

(2)

Appendix 3.2 The Slope of the Bid-Rent Curve

127

(4)

Appendix 3.3 Land Purchase Price-Distance Convexity

131

(4)

Appendix 3.4 Optimum Trip Frequency and Rent-Gradient Convexity

135

(2)

Regional Specialization, Trade, and Multiplier Analysis

137

(38)

Introduction

137

(2)

The Economic Base Model

139

(4)

Identifying the Basic and Non-Basic Sectors

143

(6)

Keynesian Regional Multiplier

149

(5)

Comparing the Economic Base and Keynesian Regional Multipliers

154

(2)

Impact Analysis

156

(2)

Regional Input-Output Analysis

158

(5)

Conclusions

163

(12)

Appendix 4.1 The Simple Static and Dynamic Keynesian Multiplier Models

165

(1)

Appendix 4.2 The Relationship between the Alternative Forms and Uses of Location Quotients in the Construction of Regional Input-Output Tables

166

(7)

Appendix 4.3 The General Solution to the Input-Output Model

173

(2)

Regional and Inter-Regional Labour Market Analysis

175

(33)

Introduction

175

(1)

Wages and Labour Markets

176

(6)

Regional Labour Markets, Wage Flexibility, and Capital Utilization

182

(3)

Regional Labour Market Adjustment

185

(6)

Wages and Inter-Regional Labour Migration

191

(11)

Non-Wage-Related Models of Inter-Regional Migration

202

(2)

Conclusions

204

(4)

Appendix 5.1 The Model of Human Capital

206

(2)

Regional Growth, Factor Allocation, and Balance of Payments

208

(35)

Introduction

208

(1)

Neoclassical Regional Growth

209

(13)

Regional Growth Accounting and Production Function Analysis

222

(6)

Keynesian Perspectives on Regional Growth and Balance of Payments

228

(11)

Conclusions

239

(4)

Appendix 6.1 The Cobb-Douglas Production Function and Growth Accounting

240

(1)

Appendix 6.2 Proof of the Relationship between Wage Growth and Labour Productivity Growth in the Cobb-Douglas Framework

241

(2)

Urban and Regional Economic Policy Analysis

243

(26)

Introduction

243

(2)

Urban Policy

245

(12)

Regional Policy

257

(9)

Conclusions

266

(3)

Bibliography

269

(8)

Index

277

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