摘要 : Two spatial equilibria, agglomeration, and dispersion, in a continuous space core-periphery model, are examined to discuss which equilibrium is socially preferred. It is shown that when transport cost is lower than a critical valu... 展开 Two spatial equilibria, agglomeration, and dispersion, in a continuous space core-periphery model, are examined to discuss which equilibrium is socially preferred. It is shown that when transport cost is lower than a critical value, the agglomeration equilibrium is preferable in the sense of the Scitovszky criterion, while when the transport cost is above the critical value, the two equilibria cannot be ordered in the sense of the Scitovszky criterion.(c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 收起