Optimal city hierarchy: a dynamic programming approach to central place theory

DOI10.1016/J.JET.2014.09.018zbMATH Open1309.91110OpenAlexW2144946559MaRDI QIDQ472197FDOQ472197

Authors: Wen-Tai Hsu, Thomas J. Holmes, Frank Morgan 

Publication date: 19 November 2014

Published in: Journal of Economic Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1533

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zbMATH Keywords

dynamic programmingfixed pointprinciple of optimalitycentral place theorycity hierarchy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Mathematical geography and demography (91D20) Applications of mathematical programming (90C90) Dynamic programming (90C39)

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