Paul Krugman and the New Economic Geography - Assesment in the Light of the Dynamics of a “Real World” Local System of Firms
Since the publication of Krugmans paper on "Geography and Trade" in 1991, a burgeoning literature has developed under the heading New Economic Geography, according to the author. This paper surveys the NEG literature and critically evaluates its contribution relative to earlier work on similar topics.
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http://www.ersa.org/ersaconfs/ersa05/papers/273.pdf