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Spatial frictions
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posted on 2023-06-09, 15:19 authored by Kristian Behrens, Giordano Mion, Yasusada Murata, Jens SuedekumThe world is replete with spatial frictions. Shipping goods across cities entails trade frictions. Commuting within cities causes urban frictions. How important are these frictions in shaping the spatial economy? We develop and quantify a multi-city general equilibrium model to address this question at three different levels: Do spatial frictions matter for the city-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the toughness of competition in cities? The short answers are: no; yes; and it depends.
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Journal of Urban EconomicsISSN
0094-1190Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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1Volume
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40-70Department affiliated with
- Economics Publications
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2018-10-05First Open Access (FOA) Date
2018-11-01First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2018-10-02Usage metrics
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