Geography and Trade (Gaston Eyskens Lectures) - Softcover

Krugman, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262610868 ISBN 13: 9780262610865

Publisher: MIT Press, 1992

Synopsis

"I have spent my whole professional life as an international economist thinking and writing about economic geography, without being aware of it," begins Paul Krugman in the readable and anecdotal style that has become a hallmark of his writings. Krugman observes that his own shortcomings in ignoring economic geography have been shared by many professional economists, primarily because of the lack of explanatory models. In Geography and Trade he provides a stimulating synthesis of ideas in the literature and describes new models for implementing a study of economic geography that could change the nature of the field. Economic theory usually assumes away distance. Krugman argues that it is time to put it back - that the location of production in space is a key issue both within and between nations.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Krugman is Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton University and a New York Times columnist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2008.

From the Back Cover

Economic theory usually assumes away distance. Krugman argues that it is time to put it back--that the location of production in space is a key issue both within and between nations. In this book, he provides a stimulating synthesis of ideas in the literature and describes new models for implementing a study of economic geography that could change the nature of the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262610868
• ISBN 13: 9780262610865
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156