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Welfare Effects of Spatial Deconcentration: A Scenario for the Netherlands
Author(s) -
Elhorst Paul,
Oosterhaven Jan,
Sijtsma Frans,
Stelder Dirk
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-9663
pISSN - 0040-747X
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9663.00047
Subject(s) - welfare , core (optical fiber) , economics , public economics , economic geography , geography , computer science , market economy , telecommunications
This paper examines whether a deconcentration policy between a core and a peripheral region within a country may increase national welfare. The type of cost and benefits involved and the type of models needed to specify them are first discussed theoretically, and then estimated empirically by means of a comprehensive scenario study for two regions of the Netherlands. The empirical study concludes that a deconcentration scenario might result in net national benefits of several tens of billions of guilders. For this reason a spatial deconcentration policy may well improve the welfare of nations.