Essays on Prices and Variety Across Cities

In Krugman (1991), agglomeration is driven by consumption externalities related to differences in the average price across locations. Variety plays a central role here: the price index is lower in larger cities because more varieties are produced there, but all products are available everywhere, so...

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Main Author: Handbury, Jessie Helen
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.7916/D8H99C8B