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Is space a neglected topic in mainstream economics?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 August 2016

Jacques-François Thisse  and
Bernard Walliser
Jacques-François Thisse
Affiliation:
CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain CERAS, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
Bernard Walliser
Affiliation:
CERAS, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées CREA, École Polytechnique
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Summary

This paper aims at providing a possible explanation for the seemingly peripheral role played by spatial economics in modern economic theory. It considers successively five points of view according to which space is introduced in economic models and assesses their contributions and limits.

Cet article vise à proposer une explication de la place en apparence secondaire que l'économie géographique occupe dans I'analyse économique moderne. Il examine successivement cinq modalités d'introduction de l'espace dans les modèles économiques et évalue leurs apports et limites.

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Recherches Économiques de Louvain/ Louvain Economic Review , Volume 64 , Issue 1: Space and economics in retrospect , 1998 , pp. 11 - 22
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Copyright © Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de recherches économiques et sociales 1998 

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The autors thank Hubert Beguin, Pierre-Henri Derycke, Jean-Yves Hanin and Masa Fujita for useful discussions. The first author thanks PIR-Villes for financual support.

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