Entrepreneurs' Location Choice and Public Policies: a Survey of the New Economic Geography

Fabien Candau (1)

1 UPPA - Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour

The aim of this paper is to survey what has been done by the New Economic Geography (NEG) on a regional scale in order to answer the three following questions: What are the predictions of the NEG concerning the future of regions in the triad? Are these predictions robust? What can be the optimal public policy on a regional and national scale in a world characterized by agglomeration, trade liberalization and mobility of entrepreneurs? In surveying the most recent contributions in this area, the paper sheds light on several shortcomings of the NEG literature in order to point out new directions for further research, with particular reference to studies concerning welfare and tax competition.

Mots clés: Economic geography; Taste heterogeneity; Welfare; F12; R13

Domaines: Economies et finances

Fabien Candau. Entrepreneurs' Location Choice and Public Policies: a Survey of the New Economic Geography. Journal of Economic Surveys, 2008, 22 (5), pp.909-952. ⟨10.1111/j.1467-6419.2008.00553.x⟩. ⟨hal-02514085⟩