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This up-to-date third edition provides an accessible introduction to urban and geographical economics using real world examples and key models.
List of contents
Part I. Empirical Foundations: 1. A spiky world: what came before ... (the 2001 and 2009 editions of our book); 2. Geo-human interaction; 3. Empirical methods; Part II. Urban Economics: 4. Space within cities; 5. City systems; 6. The empirics of agglomeration; Part III. Geographical Economics: 7. The core model; 8. Extensions of the core model; 9. Empirics of economic geography; Part IV. Development and Policy: 10. Geography and development; 11. Policy implications.
About the author
Steven Brakman is Professor of International Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He is a research fellow of the CESifo institute in Munich, and co-editor of the Journal of Regional Science. He is academic partner of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy analysis, and member of the programme committee of Statistics Netherlands.Harry Garretsen is Professor of International Economics and Business at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and a visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge. Garretsen has published widely in books and leading international journals on urban, geographical, international economics and also on economics and leadership. He has also been active in giving policy advice on these topics. His editorial board activities include the Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Regional Science, Cambridge Journal of the Regions, Economy and Society, and Leadership Quarterly.Charles van Marrewijk is Professor of Economics and Head of Research at Universiteit Utrecht School of Economics, The Netherlands. He has published widely for leading international journals and publishers on spatial economics (including international, urban, regional, and geographical economics) and development economics (including economic growth, agglomeration, and globalization).
Summary
This fully revised and up-to-date third edition provides an accessible introduction to urban and geographical economics with many real world examples and key models. By providing both state-of-the-art theories and empirics, this textbook explains the uneven spatial distribution of economic activity between and within countries.
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This book is not merely a new 'New introduction to geographical economics' but a deeply revised version of the excellent previous material. Brakman, Garretsen, and van Marrewijk paint a sweeping portrait of geographical and urban economics, taking into consideration the shift in focus in the field towards cities and empirical methods. This timely, comprehensive, and highly readable book will be an excellent source for students and researchers in the years to come.' Kristian Behrens, Université du Québec à Montréal
