抄録
The problem of firm's location choice behavior is generally formulated based on an equilibrium theory. However, many factors that are essential for the firm's location choice behavior are ignored in the equilibrium theory because of difficulty in calculation, e.g. the effects of growth process of the firm on location choice behavior. This study proposes a dynamic simulation model that expresses realistic firm's location choice behavior. Each firm chooses the location that gives highest utility among all locations. The utility level of each location is characterized by accessibility to CBD, land rent and the number of firms situated within the location. Thus, utility level of a location varies depending on the firm's location choice behavior, and vice versa. Numerical experiments are then carried out to show the characteristics of the model.
