An Introduction to Geographical and Urban Economics: A Spiky World - Softcover

Brakman, Steven; Garretsen, Harry; Van Marrewijk, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108407366 ISBN 13: 9781108407366

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

This up-to-date third edition provides an accessible introduction to urban and geographical economics using real world examples and key models.

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About the Authors

Steven Brakman is Professor of International Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. He is a research fellow of the CESifo institute in Munich, and co-editor of the Journal of Regional Science. He is academic partner of the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy analysis, and member of the programme committee of Statistics Netherlands.

Harry Garretsen is Professor of International Economics and Business at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, and a visiting fellow at the University of Cambridge. Garretsen has published widely in books and leading international journals on urban, geographical, international economics and also on economics and leadership. He has also been active in giving policy advice on these topics. His editorial board activities include the Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Regional Science, Cambridge Journal of the Regions, Economy and Society, and Leadership Quarterly.

Charles van Marrewijk is Professor of Economics and Head of Research at Universiteit Utrecht School of Economics, The Netherlands. He has published widely for leading international journals and publishers on spatial economics (including international, urban, regional, and geographical economics) and development economics (including economic growth, agglomeration, and globalization).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108407366
• ISBN 13: 9781108407366
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 254