Beckmann's Upside-Down Urban Density Gradient

Choi, Hak

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2261014

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Beckmann's Upside-Down Urban Density Gradient

5 Pages Posted: 6 May 2013

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Hak Choi

Chienkuo Technology University - Department of International Business; Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research

Date Written: May 5, 2013

Abstract

This paper shows that Beckmann's original model cannot derive any gradient function. When corrected, the resulting population density gradient looks upside down.

Keywords: Population Density Gradient, Spatial Demand

JEL Classification: R21, R31

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Choi, Hak, Beckmann's Upside-Down Urban Density Gradient (May 5, 2013). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2261014 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2261014