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Tinbergen-Bos Metricised Systems: Some Further Results

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  • F.J. Kuiper

    (Department of Theoretical Spatial Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

  • J.H. Kuiper

    (Department of Theoretical Spatial Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

  • J.H.P. Paelinck

    (Department of Theoretical Spatial Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Postbus 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

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The paper describes a spatial economic equilibrium in which each market shows an equilibrium and the location of all producers is determined in an optimal way. Being a very general model, in order to solve it a number of hypotheses had to be introduced. We used the hypothesis of Tinbergen and Bos. The system is optimised in such a way that total transport costs are minimised. Many optimal solutions are shown for different numbers of firms per sector. It appears that the optimal location for a sector having a very limited number of firms, would be the centre of the region; if the number of firms increases, optimal locations will be found in a circle around the centre. The impact of economic variables—such as the propensity to consume-on the optimal location pattern of all firms, is also demonstrated.

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  • F.J. Kuiper & J.H. Kuiper & J.H.P. Paelinck, 1993. "Tinbergen-Bos Metricised Systems: Some Further Results," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 30(10), pages 1745-1761, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:30:y:1993:i:10:p:1745-1761
    DOI: 10.1080/00420989320081701
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