
handle: 10419/69472 , 10419/102561
The world is replete with spatial frictions. Shipping goods across cities entails trade frictions. Commuting within cities causes urban frictions. How important are these frictions in shaping the spatial economy? We develop and quantify a multi-city general equilibrium model to address this question at three different levels: Do spatial frictions matter for the city-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the toughness of competition in cities? The short answers are: no; yes; and it depends.
urban frictions, city-size distribution, productivity, ddc:330, HB0135, city-size distribution; markups; productivity; trade frictions; urban frictions, R12, city-size distribution, urban frictions, trade frictions, productivity, markups, F12, markups, trade frictions,urban frictions,city-size distribution,productivity,markups, trade frictions, trade frictions, urban frictions, productivity, city-size distribution, markups, jel: jel:F12, jel: jel:R12
urban frictions, city-size distribution, productivity, ddc:330, HB0135, city-size distribution; markups; productivity; trade frictions; urban frictions, R12, city-size distribution, urban frictions, trade frictions, productivity, markups, F12, markups, trade frictions,urban frictions,city-size distribution,productivity,markups, trade frictions, trade frictions, urban frictions, productivity, city-size distribution, markups, jel: jel:F12, jel: jel:R12
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