City formation with complex landscapes

Summary Using simulation methods I explore some of the properties of the new economic geography model using a complex landscape. I introduce landscape complexity by allowing the existence of limited pathways that can be traversed at a lower cost than most other paths. I also introduce a river that m...

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Published in:Intelligent systems in accounting, finance & management finance & management, 2017-10, Vol.24 (4), p.125-137
Main Author: Fain, James R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Complexity
Computer simulation
Economic models
Geography
Landscape
new economic geography
complex landscapes
simulations
transportation costs
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Summary:Summary Using simulation methods I explore some of the properties of the new economic geography model using a complex landscape. I introduce landscape complexity by allowing the existence of limited pathways that can be traversed at a lower cost than most other paths. I also introduce a river that may be crossed at limited points and may be used to transport goods. I find that adding complexity substantially alters how many cities form and where they form. Compared with a simple landscape, complex landscapes produce a distribution of city sizes that more closely resemble the actual distribution of city sizes.
ISSN:1550-1949
2160-0074
DOI:10.1002/isaf.1418