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"Since 1990 there has been a surge of theoretical and empirical work on the spatial aspects of the economy. The text discusses this area of contemporary economics - the ""new economic geography"". The authors show how seemingly disparate models reflect a few basic themes, and in so doing they develop a common ""grammar"" for discussing a variety of issues. They show how an approach that emphasizes the three-way interaction among increasing returns, transportation costs and the movement of productive factors can be applied to issues in urban, regional and international economics. The book aims to provide an explanation of the existence of large economic agglomerations at various spatial scales."

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"""The Spatial Economy provides an excellent introduction to the new geographical economics... Even if one cannot understand the calculus, the underlying principles, conclusions and limitations of the approach are stated in a succinct and lucid manner."" - Steven Pinch, European Urban and Regional Studies"

A superb volume on the new economics of geography by three pioneers in the field. This lucid, elegant book is a must for any graduate course in urban economics. --Edward L. Glaeser, Professor of Economics, Harvard University

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Masahisa Fujita is Professor of Economics at the Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University. Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University and a New York Times columnist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008. Anthony J. Venables is Professor of International Economics at the London School of Economics.

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