Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography (Volume 4) (Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics, Volume 4)

The new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography reviews, synthesizes and extends the key developments in urban and regional economics and their strong connection to other recent developments in modern economics. Of particular interest is the development of the new economic geography and its incorporation along with innovations in industrial organization, endogenous growth, network theory and applied econometrics into urban and regional economics. The chapters cover theoretical developments concerning the forces of agglomeration, the nature of neighborhoods and human capital externalities, the foundations of systems of cities, the development of local political institutions, regional agglomerations and regional growth. Such massive progress in understanding the theory behind urban and regional phenomenon is consistent with on-going progress in the field since the late 1960's. What is unprecedented are the developments on the empirical side: the development of a wide body of knowledge concerning the nature of urban externalities, city size distributions, urban sprawl, urban and regional trade, and regional convergence, as well as a body of knowledge on specific regions of the world—Europe, Asia and North America, both current and historical. The Handbook is a key reference piece for anyone wishing to understand the developments in the field. Content: Introduction to the series Page v Kenneth J. Arrow, Michael D. Intriligator Contents of the handbook Pages vii-xiv Contents of volume 4 Pages xv-xxvi Foreword Pages xxvii-xxviii J. Vernon Henderson, Jacques-François Thisse Chapter 48 Micro-foundations of urban agglomeration economies Review Article Pages 2063-2117 Gilles Duranton, Diego Puga Chapter 49 Evidence on the nature and sources of agglomeration economies Review Article Pages 2119-2171 Stuart S. Rosenthal, William C. Strange Chapter 50 Neighborhood effects Review Article Pages 2173-2242 Steven N. Durlauf Chapter 51 Human capital externalities in cities Review Article Pages 2243-2291 Enrico Moretti Chapter 52 Theories of systems of cities Review Article Pages 2293-2339 Hesham M. Abdel-Rahman, Alex Anas Chapter 53 The evolution of city size distributions Review Article Pages 2341-2378 Xavier Gabaix, Yannis M. Ioannides Chapter 54 Urban political economics Review Article Pages 2381-2421 Robert W. Helsley Chapter 55 Fiscal decentralization Review Article Pages 2423-2480 Dennis Epple, Thomas Nechyba Chapter 56 Sprawl and urban growth Review Article Pages 2481-2527 Edward L. Glaeser, Matthew E. Kahn Chapter 57 Factor mobility and redistribution Review Article Pages 2529-2560 Helmuth Cremer, Pierre Pestieau Chapter 58 Agglomeration and economic geography Review Article Pages 2563-2608 Gianmarco Ottaviano, Jacques-François Thisse Chapter 59 The empirics of agglomeration and trade Review Article Pages 2609-2669 Keith Head, Thierry Mayer Chapter 60 Agglomeration and regional growth Review Article Pages 2671-2711 Richard E. Baldwin, Philippe Martin Chapter 61 Knowledge spillovers and the geography of innovation Review Article Pages 2713-2739 David B. Audretsch, Maryann P. Feldman Chapter 62 Regional (di)convergence Review Article Pages 2741-2796 Stefano Magrini Chapter 63 Spatial distribution of economic activities in North America Review Article Pages 2797-2843 Thomas J. Holmes, John J. Stevens Chapter 64 The spatial distribution of economic activities in the European Union Review Article Pages 2845-2909 Pierre-Philippe Combes, Henry G. Overman Chapter 65 Spatial distribution of economic activities in Japan and China Review Article Pages 2911-2977 Masahisa Fujita, Tomoya Mori, J. Vernon Henderson, Yoshitsugu Kanemoto Chapter 66 Historical perspectives on U.S. economic geography Review Article Pages 2981-3019 Sukkoo Kim, Robert A. Margo Chapter 67 The historical geography of European cities: An interpretive essay Review Article Pages 3021-3052 Paul M. Hohenberg Colour figures Pages 3053-3073 Author index Pages I-1-I-23 Subject index Pages I-25-I-36 The new Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics: Cities and Geography reviews, synthesizes and extends the key developments in urban and regional economics and their strong connection to other recent developments in modern economics. Of particular interest is the development of the new economic geography and its incorporation along with innovations in industrial organization, endogenous growth, network theory and applied econometrics into urban and regional economics.

The chapters cover theoretical developments concerning the forces of agglomeration, the nature of neighborhoods and human capital externalities, the foundations of systems of cities, the development of local political institutions, regional agglomerations and regional growth. Such massive progress in understanding the theory behind urban and regional phenomenon is consistent with on-going progress in the field since the late 1960’s. What is unprecedented are the developments on the empirical side: the development of a wide body of knowledge concerning the nature of urban externalities, city size distributions, urban sprawl, urban and regional trade, and regional convergence, as well as a body of knowledge on specific regions of the world—Europe, Asia and North America, both current and historical.

The Handbook is a key reference piece for anyone wishing to understand the developments in the field. 'Cities and Geography' provides a broad overview of the progress made by economists during the last decade in developing a better understanding of why economic activities are so spatially concentrated and the consequences of this type of distribution for economic agents and the efficiency of the 'space economy' V.1. Regional economics 1 edited by Peter Nijkamp. v.2. Urban economics 1 edite d by Edwin S. Mills