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Gravity Models of Spatial Interaction Behavior

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Ashish Sen

    1. College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning, The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348), Chicago, USA

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  2. Tony E. Smith

    1. Department of Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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Part of the book series: Advances in Spatial and Network Economics (ADVS ECONOMICS)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 1-12

  3. Theoretical Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Spatial Interaction Processes: An Overview

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 15-48

    3. Gravity Models: An Overview

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 49-152

    4. Spatial Interaction Processes: Formal Development

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 153-220

    5. Gravity Models: Formal Development

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 221-353

  4. Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 355-355
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    2. Maximum Likelihood

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 357-472

    3. Least Squares

      • Ashish Sen, Tony E. Smith
      Pages 473-532

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 533-574
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Gravity models describe, and hence help predict, spatial flows of commuters, air-travelers, migrants, commodities and even messages. They are one of the oldest and most widely used of all social science models. This book presents an up-to-date, consistent and unified approach to the theory, methods and application of the gravity model - which spans from the axiomatic foundations of such models all the way to practical hints for their use. "I have found no better general method for use in applied research dealing with spatial interaction... It is against this background that the present book by Sen and Smith is most welcomed." Walter Isard

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"In summary, by anyones definition, this is a magnum opus and the authors are to be congratulated on their work. The book is extremely well-written and well-proofed; ... It provides a very strong theoretical framework in which to view the diverse family of spatial interaction models and it yields some interesting and useful insights into the calibration of such models." Journal of Regional Science

Authors and Affiliations

  • College of Architecture, Art, and Urban Planning, The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Urban Planning and Policy (M/C 348), Chicago, USA

    Ashish Sen

  • Department of Regional Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Tony E. Smith

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