Industrial Dynamics and Economic Geography

Editorial: Economic Decline and the Relevance of Industrial Geography

The current economic downturn presents a challenge for industrial geographers, a trying time that has multiple dimensions. First, as members of society, we cannot help but be impacted by the economic circumstances that for many of us are without parallel in our lifetimes. The lives of millions of people are being affected by bankruptcy, foreclosure, and job loss, and for many there may be littl...

The industrial district and the ‘new’ Italian economic geography

Industrial Dynamics, International Trade, and Economic Growth

This paper presents a dynamic general equilibrium model to illustrate how international trade and dynamic trade policies a¤ect industrialization, industrial upgrading, and economic growth in a two-country world, where there is an in…nite number of possible industries di¤erent in their capital intensities. Analytical solutions are obtained to fully characterize the endowment-driven industrializa...

Economic geography

Geography and Economic Development

Location and climate have large effects on income levels and income growth through their effects on transport costs, disease burdens, and agricultural productivity, among other channels. Geography also seems to affect economic policy choices. Many geographic regions that have not been conducive to modern economic growth have high population densities and are experiencing rapid increases in popu...