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Further Understanding Spatial Inertia: A Reply to Plastria and Rosing
Author(s) -
Tellier LucNormand,
Pinsonnault Martin
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/0022-4146.00107
Subject(s) - interpretation (philosophy) , inertia , statement (logic) , probabilistic logic , basis (linear algebra) , mathematical economics , position (finance) , computer science , epistemology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , economics , physics , classical mechanics , philosophy , geometry , finance , programming language
Our position with respect to Plastria and Rosing's comments isqualified. Some of their comments are irrelevant because they attack a general statement that is not included in Tellier and Vertefeuille's paper (1995). Portions of their comments on the mathematical framework are relevant and have some implication for the validity of the mathematical relations proposed. A new analysis of the local behavior of the Weberian optimum is presented and its probabilistic interpretation is emphasized. On the basis of this analysis and ofempirical observation, we maintain that Tellier and Vertefeuille's paper was generically correct with regard to spatial inertia.