A propos Brexit: on the breaking up of integration areas – an NEG analysis

Pasquale Commendatore, Ingrid Kubin, Iryna Sushko

Publikation: Wissenschaftliche FachzeitschriftOriginalbeitrag in FachzeitschriftBegutachtung

Abstract

Inspired by Brexit, the paper explores the effects of splitting an integration area or ‘Union’ on trade patterns and the spatial distribution of industry. A linear three-region New Economic Geography (NEG) model is developed and two possible situations before separation are considered: agglomeration and dispersion. By analogy with the Brexit options, soft and hard separation scenarios are considered. Firms in the leaving region may move to the larger Union market, even on the periphery, relocation substituting trade; or firms in the Union may move in the more isolated leaving region, escaping from competition. The paper also analyses deeper Union integration following separation. Instances of multistability and complex dynamics are found.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)97 - 120
FachzeitschriftSpatial Economic Analysis
Jahrgang16
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2021

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