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Mobility in Space and Time

Challenges to the Theory of International Economics

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Nicole Pohl

    1. Institute for International Economics, University of Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany

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Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. A concept of mibility in spcae and time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. Introduction: aims and conceptions

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 1-11

    3. Mobility in the 21stcentury: some empirical observations

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 15-24

    4. Mobility in space and time - structuring a complex phenomenon

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 25-35

  4. Future agenda — towards a theory pf mobility in space and time

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Between old and new concepts

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 73-77

    3. Economic agents, capabilities and relationships in space and time

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 79-139

    4. Geography, Culture, Organization and Politics as Determinants of Distance

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 141-166

    5. Spaces of Multinationalization

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 167-170

    6. Novelty, Capabilities and Heterogeneity of Agents

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 171-173

    7. A new understanding of a complex matter — space and time

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 175-180

    8. A formal model of mobility

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 181-187

  5. Between given knowledge and new challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-189
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    2. Conclusion

      • Nicole Pohl
      Pages 191-213
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About this book

The pure theory of international economics operates within a methodological framework of (static) equilibrium modelling. This sets a number of restrictions to its capability to explain empirical economic phenomena. A huge part of the scientific discourse takes place within this equilibrium framework. This is also true for new approaches like e.g. the New Economic Geography and models operating with market structures of oligopoly. This is why it is a courageous effort to try to cross the apparently unalterable borders set by equilibrium modelling. Most certainly this cannot be an end in itself. Especially the pure theory of international economics is still in many fields lacking adequate possibilities to deal with phenomena in space and time. These two dimensions have in common that they make the introduction of specific facets of movement, change, evolution - and therefore "mobility" - possible. Besides this "dynamic" component a point of view that includes space and time challenges us to find new possibilities to model heterogeneous agents. If these ideas are not so revolutionary in their content, the attempt to introduce them into a formal model is a big challenge. Moreover, it poses the question about the role of a theory of "international" economics in such a wider framework.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for International Economics, University of Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany

    Nicole Pohl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mobility in Space and Time

  • Book Subtitle: Challenges to the Theory of International Economics

  • Authors: Nicole Pohl

  • Series Title: Contributions to Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57608-9

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1380-7Published: 27 February 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-57608-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1933

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 235

  • Topics: International Economics, Regional/Spatial Science

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