出版社：Center for European, Governance and Economic Development
摘要：The retail sectors in many industrialized countries have experienced a large
increase in concentration and the appearance of so-called "retail deserts",
areas of low retail provision. This study addresses the role of international
trade in this process. The analysis shows that by raising product diversity,
international trade also raises the costs of provision in retailing and leads to
a consolidation in this industry. As a consequence, surviving retailers have
larger catchment areas and consumers have to travel longer distances for their
errands. These adjustments in retailing create a trade-off between diversity and
accessibility, and international trade is not unambiguously welfare improving.
