Table of Contents

Preface.- 1. Introduction and Summary.- 2. Empirical Knowledge of Agglomeration Economies.- 3. A Traditional Approach to Agglomeration Economies.- 4. A New Approach to Agglomeration Economies.- 5. Dynamic Externalities: Theory and Empirical Analysis.- 6. A New Approach to Dynamic Externalities (I).- 7. A New Approach to Dynamic Externalities (II).- 8. Market Access, Agglomeration Economies, and Productive Efficiency (I).- 9. Market Access, Agglomeration Economies, and Productive Efficiency (II).- 10. Market Access, Agglomeration Economies, and New Firm Formation.

About the Author

Akihiro Otsuka is an associate professor at Yokohama City University’s Association of International Arts and Science, Japan. His field of expertise is empirical research on regional science and energy economics. His has received the Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award and the RSPP Annual Paper Award.