Nature and Scope of Regional and Urban EconomicsRoots of Spatial EconomicsWhat makes up a Region?Classifying RegionsHow Does Space Affect Traditional Economics?Plan of the BookAppendix: Data SourcesResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesPART I: MARKET AREAS AND FIRM LOCATION ANALYSISLinear Market AreasFrom Demand Functions to Price-Distance FunctionsDynamics of Market AreasPrice Elasticity of Demand andDistanceHotelling's Linear MarketsChallenging the Principle of Minimum DifferentiationConsumer Search Behavior and Firm LocationSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of.Abstract: Nature and Scope of Regional and Urban EconomicsRoots of Spatial EconomicsWhat makes up a Region?Classifying RegionsHow Does Space Affect Traditional Economics?Plan of the BookAppendix: Data SourcesResearch QuestionsList of ReferencesPART I: MARKET AREAS AND FIRM LOCATION ANALYSISLinear Market AreasFrom Demand Functions to Price-Distance FunctionsDynamics of Market AreasPrice Elasticity of Demand and DistanceHotelling's Linear MarketsChallenging the Principle of Minimum DifferentiationConsumer Search Behavior and Firm LocationSummary and ConclusionsChapter QuestionsResearch AssignmentsList of