This paper develops a dynamic model that explains the pattern of population and production allocation in an economy with an urban location and a rural one. Agglomeration economies make urban dwellers benefit from a larger population living in the city and urban firms become more productive when they operate in locations with a larger labor force. However, congestion costs associated with a too large population size limit the process of urban-rural...
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2014/10/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS7051
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2014/10/01
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A dynamic spatial model of rural-urban transformation with public goods
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public good