Urban Primacy, Gigantism, and International Trade

• 영문명: Urban Primacy, Gigantism, and International Trade: Evidence from Asia and the Americas
• 발행기관: 세종대학교 경제통합연구소
• 저자명: Ronald L. Moomaw Mohammed A. Alwosabi
• 간행물 정보: 『Journal of Economic Integration』제22권 제2호, 439~460쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 경제경영 > 경제학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2007.06.30

영문 초록

Gustavsson [1999] finds that policies that promote international trade increase the size of a country`s largest city relative to the country`s total population, which is defined here as an increase in urban gigantism. In contrast, Ades and Glaeser [1995] report urban gigantism is reduced by freer political institutions and, with less confidence, more open trade. In light of Henderson`s (2000) findings that excessive urban concentration inhibits economic growth, these conflicting results for the relationship between openness and urban gigantism (concentration), which are of great interest for the new economic geography, call for additional study. This study uses two measures of urban concentration and finds that lower international-trade costs are associated with lower primacy, but not with lower gigantism. Unlike Gustavsson, however, we find no evidence that lower trade costs increase gigantism.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. The Determinants of Gigantism and Urban Primacy: A Cross-Section Approach

Ⅲ. The Determinants of Gigantism and Urban Primacy: A Panel Approach

Ⅳ. The Effects of International Trade and Internal Politics on Gigantism and Primacy

Ⅴ. Conclusion

키워드

Economic development Economic geography Urban Concentration