Natural amenities, increasing returns and urban development
研究了自然禀赋和规模报酬递增如何共同影响城市形成与演变，发现禀赋的空间分布是城市发展模式的关键决定因素，且规模报酬递增会强化这一作用，进而影响人力资本积累和经济增长路径。
This article examines the roles of natural amenities and increasing returns in city formation and urban dynamics with a focus on the interaction between them. The spatial distribution of amenities is shown to be a major determinant of urban development patterns; and the role of amenities is reinforced by increasing returns, which promote agglomeration and human capital accumulation. Cases of partial urbanization and full urbanization of population are distinguished from each other and the economy's possible transformation from one state to another is investigated. The spatial distribution of amenities and increasing returns affect human capital accumulation, which affects the trajectory of economic growth. Empirical evidence is presented to support the theoretical findings.