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Spatial Search

Structure, Complexity, and Implications

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Gunther Maier

    1. Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria

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Part of the book series: Studies in Contemporary Economics (CONTEMPORARY)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 1-19

  3. Economic Search Theory

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 21-42

  4. Prerequisites: Graphs, Routes, and Computational Complexity

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 43-57

  5. The General Spatial Search Problem

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 59-98

  6. Tractable Spatial Search Problems

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 99-137

  7. The Implication of Spatial Search for Market Areas and Firm Location

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 139-178

  8. Spatial Search and Agglomeration

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 179-204

  9. Spatial Search and Spatial Interaction Models

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 205-236

  10. Conclusions and Future Research

    • Gunther Maier
    Pages 237-242

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 243-255
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About this book

Two areas have fascinated me for a long time. One is the micro economic theory of consumer behavior, the other one the role of space in economic processes. Usually, the two don't go together very well. In more advanced versions of microeconomic consumer theory its economic actor may face uncertainty, have to allocate resources over time, or have to take into ac­ count the characteristics of products, but rarely deals with space. He/she inhabits a spaceless point economy. Regional Science, on the other hand, describes and analyzes the spatial structure and development of the econ­ omy, but either ignores individual decision making altogether or treats it in a rather simplistic way. In this book I try to bring together these two areas of interest of mine. I do this by use of the microeconomic concept of search and placing it in an explicit spatial context. The result, in my opinion, is a theoretical concept with fascinating implications, a broad set of potential implications, and numerous interesting research questions. After reading this book, where I layout the basic idea of spatial search, describe its elements, and discuss some of its implications, I hope the reader will share this opinion. There are still plenty of unanswered research questions in this part of economic theory. Hopefully, this book will stimulate more work along these lines.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria

    Gunther Maier

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Spatial Search

  • Book Subtitle: Structure, Complexity, and Implications

  • Authors: Gunther Maier

  • Series Title: Studies in Contemporary Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-49346-1

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-0874-2Published: 18 August 1995

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-49346-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-8806

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 254

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Regional/Spatial Science

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