TY  - JOUR
AU  - Krugman,Paul R.
TI  - First Nature, Second Nature, and Metropolitan Location
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 3740
PY  - 1991
Y2  - June 1991
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w3740
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w3740.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Paul R. Krugman
Department of Economics
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School
Princeton, NJ  08544
Tel: 609/258-4570
Fax: 609/258-2809
E-Mail: pkrugman@princeton.edu
AB  - This paper develops models of spatial equilibrium in which a central metropolis emerges to supply manufactured goods to an agricultural hinterland. The location of the metropolis is not fully determined by the location of resources: as long as it is not too far from the geographical center of the region, the concentration of economic mass at the metropolis makes it the optimal location for manufacturing firms, and is thus self-justifying. The approach in this paper therefore helps explain the role of historical accident and self-fulfilling expectations in metropolitan location.
ER  -