Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1144 g
Buch, Englisch, 544 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 1144 g
ISBN: 978-0-691-12685-2
Verlag: Princeton University Press
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- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Regional- und Städtische Wirtschaft
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Preface xi
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
- 1.1 From Urban Externalities to Urban Interactions 2
- 1.2 Economies of Cities and New Economic Geography 6
- 1.3 Urban Structure and Growth 8
- 1.4 Urban Interactions, Politics, andUrban Design 9
- 1.5 Moving Forward 9
Chapter 2 Social Interactions: Theory and Empirics 11
- 2.1 Introduction 11
- 2.2 A Simple Linear Model 14
- 2.3 Endogenous Social Structure 22
- 2.4 Nonlinear Models 30
- 2.5 Why Experimental Data Can Help 38
- 2.6 Endogenous Social Structure Revisited: Dynamics 44
- 2.7 Econometrics of Social Interactions in Social Networks 53
- 2.8 Spatial Econometrics Models as Social Interactions Models 61
- 2.9 Social Learning in Urban Settings 64
- 2.10 Conclusions 66
- 2.11 Highlights of the Literature and Further Study 67
- 2.12 Appendix: Basic Facts of Graph and Network Theory for Social Network Modeling 68
- 2.13 Appendix: Survey of Micro Data Sources with Rich Contextual Information 71
Chapter 3 Location Decisions of Individuals and Social Interactions 79
- 3.1 Introduction 79
- 3.2 Aspatial Models of Location with Social Interactions 82
- 3.3 An Exact Solution for Hedonic Prices in a Model of Sorting 88
- 3.4 A Discrete Location Problem with Endogenous and Contextual Effects 95
- 3.5 Endogenous Neighborhood Choice and Contextual Effects in Housing Decisions 97
- 3.6 Spatial Clustering and Demographic Characteristics: Schelling's Models 115
- 3.7 Hierarchical Models of Community Choice with Social Interactions 126
- 3.8 Conclusion 134
- 3.9 Appendices 135
Chapter 4 Location Decisions of Firms and Social Interactions 148
- 4.1 Introduction 148
- 4.2 Models of Location of Firms 150
- 4.3 Location of Firms under Uncertainty 153
- 4.4 Testing for Agglomeration 158
- 4.5 Other Approaches to Studying Agglomeration Economies 169
- 4.6 Empirical Evidence on Urbanization (Jacobs) Externalities: A Look from the Total Factor Productivity of Firms 180
- 4.7 The Role of Inputs and Geography in Location Decisions of Firms 183
- 4.8 Economic Geography Models for Firms' Location Decisions 188
- 4.9 Risk Pooling by Firms in the Urban Economy 192
- 4.10 Conclusion 198
Chapter 5 Social Interactions and Urban Spatial Equilibrium 200
- 5.1 Introduction 200
- 5.2 Urban Spatial Equilibrium with Social Interactions 206
- 5.3 Location Decisions of Firms in Urban Space 212
- 5.4 Monocentric versus Polycentric Models of the Urban Economy 217
- 5.5 The Lucas?Rossi-Hansberg Models ofUrban Spatial Structure with Productive Externalities 219
- 5.6 Neighborhood Effects and theGeometry of the Canonical Urban Model 226
- 5.7 Transmission of Job-Related Information and Urban Equilibrium 234
- 5.8 Choice of Job Matching and Spatial Structure 240
- 5.9 Conclusions 246
Chapter 6 Social Interactions and Human Capital Spillovers 248
- 6.1 Introduction 248
- 6.2 Spatial Equilibrium 251
- 6.3 Spatial Interactions and Spatial Economic Activity 253
- 6.4 The Urban Wage Premium and Spatial Equilibrium 259
- 6.5 Social Interactions and Human Capital Accumulation 268
- 6.6 Social Interactions in Synthetic Neighborhoods 284
- 6.7 Conclusions 286
- 6.8 Guide to the Literature: Chapters 3-6 287
Chapter 7 Specialization, Intercity Trade, and Urban Structure 292
- 7.1 Introduction 292
- 7.2 Empirical Evidence on Urban Specialization and Diversification 294
- 7.3 Simple Economics of Urban Specialization 297
- 7.4 Specialization, Diversification, and Intercity Trade 306
- 7.5 Equilibrium Urban Structure with Intercity Trade 318
- 7.6 Richer Urban Structures 323
- 7.7 The Role of Geography 326
- 7.8 Labor Market Frictions in a System of Cities 330
- 7.9 Modeling Lessons from the Empirics of Urban Specialization and Diversification 344
- 7.10 Summary and Conclusions 346
Chapter 8 Empirics of the Urban Structure and Its Evolution 349
- 8.1 Introduction 349
- 8.2 Zipf's Law for Cities 350
- 8.3 The Duranton Model of Endogenous City Formation 364
- 8.4 The Hierarchy Principle 368
- 8.5 Cities versus Metropolitan Areas versus Urban Places versus Densities versus Clusters 371
- 8.6 Evolving Urban Structures with General Intradistribution Dependence 379
- 8.7 Geography and Spatial Clustering 390
- 8.8 Studies of Urban Structure Based on "Quasi-Natural Experiments" 393
- 8.9 Global Aspects of City Size Distribution and Its Evolution 395
- 8.10 Conclusion 396
Chapter 9 Intercity Trade and Long-Run Urban Growth 398
- 9.1 Introduction 398
- 9.2 Growth of Isolated Cities 401
- 9.3 A Ventura-Type Model of Intercity Trade and Economic Growth 409
- 9.4 Growth in an Economy of AutarkicCities 412
- 9.5 Economic Integration, Urban Specialization, and Growth 420
- 9.6 The Rossi-Hansberg-Wright Model of Urban Structure and Its
Evolution 429
- 9.7 Empirical Aspects of Urban Structure and Long-Run Urban
Growth 434
- 9.8 Sequential Urban Growth and Decay 440
- 9.9 "Space: The Final Frontier?" 444
- 9.10 Why Does a City Grow? 447
- 9.11 Guide to the Literature for Chapters 7-9 448
Chapter 10 Urban Magic: Concluding Remarks 451
- 10.1 Networks, Urban Infrastructure, and Social Interactions 452
- 10.2 Graphs and the City 454
Notes 457
Bibliography 483
Index 517