Factor Mobility, Economic Integration and the Location of Industry
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This paper examines the importance of factor mobility within countries for the manifestation of agglomeration and location effects emphasized in the new economic geography literature. Working with a model of trade under monopolistic competition, the relationship of factor mobility (in particular labor) to industry adjustment and relocation is developed analytically, and then illustrated with a computational example. The computational exercise involves a notional reduction in trading costs within the European Union. JEL classifications: [F12],[O12],[O41] keywords: specialization, trade and development, location of industry, agglomeration Thanks are due to Richard Baldwin, James Markusen and Douglas Nelson for helpful comments.
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