Geography, Trade Patterns, and Economic Policy /

This paper presents a geographical theory of location and interregional trade. Location is treated as an endogenous variable by firms, consumers and perfectly mobile workers in a two-sector economy. Space plays a central role owing to transportation costs, market access, and distance from polluting...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Asilis, Carlos
Other Authors: Rivera-Batiz, Luis
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1994.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1994/016
Online Access:Full text available on IMF