The observed uneven distribution of economic activity across space is influenced by
variation in exogenous geographical characteristics and endogenous interactions between …

Focuses on how the tendency of firms and workers to agglomerate in space changes as
regions become more integrated. Comparative advantage and market access …

内容提要: 本文分析产业结构和城市规模对我国城市经济效益的协同影响机制,
估计与产业结构相适应的最优城市规模以及在城市规模约束下产业结构转变的边际效益 …

本文利用2005 年1% 人口抽样调查中劳动力流动的微观数据与220 个地级市的城市特征数据,
研究了公共服务与工资等城市特征对劳动力流向的影响. 估计结果显示, 劳动力选择流向某个 …

Theoretical studies of pollution haven hypothesis predict that differentiated environmental
regulation policies will result in inter-country relocation of polluting industries. This paper …

We investigate the effects of the recently constructed Chinese national highway system on
local economic outcomes. On average, roads that improve access to local markets have …

How do development projects influence the geographic distribution of economic activity
within low-income and middle-income countries? Existing research focuses on the effects of …

The authors show how a common approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction
among increasing returns, transportation costs, and the movement of productive factors can …

We address the fundamental question arising in geographical economics: why do economic
activities agglomerate in a small number of places? The main reasons for the formation of …

How much of the spatial distribution of economic activity today is determined by history
rather than by geographic fundamentals? And if history matters for spatial allocations, does it …