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Financing Cities in the Global Economy Module 1. Location and Geographical Economics (LGE) Second presentation Simulation for LGE Group 3 Galina Kirillova Juan Granados Mitiku Beyene Vlastimil Huba May 16/2005
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Content Geographical location of cities Simulation Results
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Geographical location of cities Six major cities contribute 55% of GDP and represent 31% of total population Six secondary cities have population over 1 million 1.Cape Town 2.Durban 3.Johannesburg 4.Pretoria 5.Soweto 6.Port Elizabeth 7.Pietermaritzburg 8.Vereeniging 9.Bloemfontein 10.East London 11.Kimberley 12.Pietersburg
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Simulation Parameters value for Simulation Fraction of income spend it in manufacture (Delta δ) 0.4 Elasticity of substitution (Epsilon ε) 5 External economies of scale (congestion parameter Tau) 0.1 Transport costs (T) 1.2
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Simulation Parameters value for Simulation Distribution immobile activity Initial distribution mobile activity Function of population Distances (100 km)
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Results Initial Simulation
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Results Soweto Manufacturing work force decline in Soweto is 7%
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Results Free trade zone
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Results Low transport cost and no congestion
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Financing Cities in the Global Economy Module 1. Location and Geographical Economics (LGE) Second presentation Simulation for LGE Thank you!
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