The New Introduction to Geographical Economics

List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; List of technical notes; Preface to the new edition; Part I. Introduction: 1. A first look at geography, trade, and development; 2. Geography and economic theory; Part II. Core Models and Empirical Evidence: 3. The core model of geographical economics; 4. Beyond the core model: solutions, simulations and extensions; 5. Agglomeration, the home market effect and spatial wages; 6. Shocks, free-ness of trade, and stability; Part III. Applications and Extensions: 7. Cities and congestion: economies of scale, urban systems and Zipf's Law; 8. Agglomeration and international business; 9. The structure of international trade; 10. Dynamics, growth and geography; Part IV. Policy and Evaluation: 11. The policy implications of geographical economics; 12. Criticism and the value added of geographical economics; References; Index.

Brakman, Steven
Steven Brakman is Professor of Economics at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Garretsen, Harry
Harry Garretsen is Professor of International Economics and Business at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands. van Marrewijk, Charles
Charles van Marrewijk is Professor of International Macroeconomics at Utrecht University School of Economics (since 2008) and Director of the Tjalling Charles Koopmans Institute (since 2009). He studied horticulture and worked as a grower before studying economics in Holland at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1981-5, BA and MA) and in the United States at Purdue University (1985-8, M.Sc. and Ph.D.). He worked at the University of Groningen (1987-90) and at Erasmus University Rotterdam (1990-2008), where he was also Academic Director of the Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (2007-8). His research focuses on international economics, geographical economics, economic growth, development economics, and urban economics. He is currently the European editor of The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development and associate editor of the Journal of Regional Science. He has organized several international conferences and served as a guest editor for various special issues of the above two journals. His research output is widely cited and has appeared in many top (field) journals, including the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Development Economics, the Journal of Economic Geography, the International Economic Review, the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Oxford Economic Papers, Economica, the International Journal of Industrial Organization, the Journal of Population Economics, and the Journal of Regional Science. He has also (co-)authored ten books, eight of which were published either by Cambridge University Press or Oxford University Press (of which two were translated into Chinese).

'Geographical economics is a broad field which encompasses or connects with the economics of region, cities, location, trade, development, and growth. Academic research in these areas has gone in many directions and made lots of progress in recent years. The first accomplishment of this New Introduction to Geographical Economics was to digest this diverse and fast growing body of knowledge. The second achievement of this great book is to be able to present everything in a clear, comprehensive, and accessible manner.' Gilles Duranton, University of Toronto 'In recent years geographical economics has gained momentum, in both academic and policy circles. This has happened thanks to a series of remarkably original contributions pioneered by the Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman. The combination of imperfect competition, increasing returns to scale, and transport technologies in new and powerful ways have helped to clarify the microeconomic foundations of both urban and regional imbalances at the national and the international levels. Steven Brakman, Harry Garretsen and Charles van Marrewijk provide students and fellow researchers with a timely and accurate introduction to the state-of-the-art of this vibrant field of research.' Gianmarco I. P. Ottaviano, Bocconi University, Milan 'The authors provide a very nice and clear overview of what has been accomplished in this new field. Undergraduate students and teachers have no excuse anymore for ignoring the theoretical and empirical material uncovered by geographical economists. They now have a great text handy.' Jacques Thisse, CORE, Universite Louvain-la-Neuve 'The authors' 2001 graduate textbook was a masterful combination of theory, facts and examples - the book made it easy to interest students in this difficult but essential topic. With the 2008 Nobel going to Paul Krugman, in part for his contribution to Economic Geography, this second edition could not come at a better time. This edition keeps the excellent

'Geographical economics is a broad field which encompasses or connects with the economics of region, cities, location, trade, development, and growth. Academic research in these areas has gone in many directions and made lots of progress in recent years. The first accomplishment of this New Introduction to Geographical Economics was to digest this diverse and fast growing body of knowledge. The second achievement of this great book is to be able to present everything in a clear, comprehensive, and accessible manner.' Gilles Duranton, University of Toronto