Abstract
THIS PAPER AIMS TO PROPOSE A THEORETICAL MODEL OF NONMONOCENTRIC URBAN LAND USE, IN WHICH WE CONSIDER THE IMPACTS OF TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND URBAN AGGREGATES ON THE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE ACTIVITIES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. WE DEVELOP A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL OF THE CITY, IN WHICH EACH FIRM CONSISTS OF MULTIPLE UNITS WHICH EXCHANGE INFORMATION OR SERVICES WITH ANOTHER UNIT OF THE SAME FIRM AND INTERACTS WITH ALL OTHER SAME KIND UNITS FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS. THE EQUILIBRIUM SPATIAL CONFIGURATION OF THE CITY IS DETERMINED AS AN OUTCOME OF INTERACTIONS AMONG ALL FIRMS AND HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH COMPETITIVE LAND AND LABOR MARKETS. WE SHOW THAT DEPENDING ON THE PARAMETERS, ONE PARTICULAR EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATION OF A CITY WHICH HAS A URBAN SUBCENTER EMERGES.
