Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
CORE, Université catholique de Louvain
NRU-Higher School of Economics
CEPR
Center for Research of Private Economy and School of Economics, Zhejiang University
抄録
New economic geography focuses on the impact of falling transport costs on the spatial distribution of activities. However, it disregards the role of technological innovations, which are central to modern economic growth, as well as the role of migration costs, which are a strong impediment to moving. We show that this neglect is unwarranted. Regardless of the level of transport costs, rising labor productivity fosters the agglomeration of activities, whereas falling transport costs do not affect the location of activities. When labor is heterogeneous, the number of workers residing in the more productive region increases by decreasing order of productive efficiency when labor productivity rises.
内容記述
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雑誌名
Discussion paper series. CIRJE-F
巻
CIRJE-F-915
発行年
2014-01
書誌レコードID
AA11450569
フォーマット
application/pdf
出版者
日本経済国際共同センター
出版者別名
Center for International Research on the Japanese Economy
Technological Progress and Economic Geography
