Optimal spatial patterns of two, three and four segregated household groups in a monocentric city
- Usually, in monocentric city models the spatial patterns of segregated household groups are assumed to be ring-shaped, while early in the 1930ies Hoyt showed that wedge-shaped areas empirically predominate. This contribution presents a monocentric city model with different household groups generating positive externalities within the groups. At first, border length is founded as a criterion of optimality. Secondly, it is shown that mixed patterns of concentric and wedge-shaped areas represent multiple equilibria if more than two groups of households are being considered. The welfare optimal segregated pattern depends on the relative purchasing power of different household groups.
Author details: | Wolfgang WagnerGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-14165 |
Publication series (Volume number): | Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge (70) |
Publication type: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 2004 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2007/06/14 |
RVK - Regensburg classification: | QD 100 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
External remark: | Wagner, Wolfgang: Optimal spatial patterns of two, three and four segregated household groups in a monocentric city / Wolfgang Wagner. - Potsdam : Univ., 2004. - 20 Bl. : graph. Darst. (Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge : Diskussionsbeitrag ; 70) |