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040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHC10
100 1 $aStorper, Michael.
245 10 $aBuzz$h[electronic resource] :$bface-to-face contact and the urban economy /$cMichael Storper, Anthony J. Venables.
260 $a[London] :$bCentre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science,$c[2003]
490 1 $aDiscussion paper ;$vno. 598
538 $aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
538 $aMode of access: World Wide Web.
500 $aTitle from summary page as viewed on 1/7/2005.
530 $aAlso available in print.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
520 3 $a"This paper argues that existing models of urban concentrations are incomplete unless grounded in the most fundamental aspect of proximity; face-to-face contact. Face-to-face contact has four main features; it is an efficient communication technology; it can help solve incentive problems; it can facilitate socialization and learning; and it provides psychological motivation. We discuss each of these features in turn, and develop formal economic models of two of them. Face-to-face is particularly important in environments where information is imperfect, rapidly changing, and not easily codified, key features of many creative activities"--London School of Economics web site.
650 0 $aInterpersonal communication$xEconometric models.
650 0 $aInterpersonal relations$xEconometric models.
650 0 $aUrban economics.
653 $aAgglomeration;$aclustering;$aurban economics;$aface-to-face contact;$acommunication
700 1 $aVenables, Anthony.
710 2 $aLondon School of Economics and Political Science.$bCentre for Economic Performance.
830 0 $aDiscussion paper (London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance : Online) ;$vno. 598.
856 40 $uhttp://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/abstract.asp?index=1997