Prospects for a unified urban general equilibrium theory

Berliant, Marcus (2006): Prospects for a unified urban general equilibrium theory. Unpublished.

Abstract

This is a short essay on open questions in urban economic theory.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Urban General Equilibrium Theory; Universal Commodity Space
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R13 - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies; D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D60 - General; D - Microeconomics > D5 - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium > D51 - Exchange and Production Economies

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