The core-periphery model with three regions and more

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

castro, sbsd (Author) FEP; correia-da-silva, j (Author) FEP; mossay, p (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Papers in Regional Science

Vol. 91 No. 2

Pages: 401-418

ISSN: 1056-8190

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Economics and Business

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-9FA

DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2011.00381.x

Abstract (EN): We determine the properties of the core-periphery model with three regions and compare our results with those of the standard 2-region model. The conditions for the stability of dispersion and concentration are established. As in the 2-region model, dispersion and concentration can be simultaneously stable. We show that the 3-region (2-region) model favours the concentration (dispersion) of economic activity. Furthermore, we provide some results for the n-region model. We show that the stability of concentration of the 2-region model implies that of any model with an even number of regions.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 19