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We consider a central zoning area within a linear town with two Cournot spatial competitors. When the firms do not discriminate across the city, a central zoning area always affects the firms’ equilibrium location. Moreover, a positive zoning constraint decreases both the consumer surplus and the profits of firms.
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Colombo, S. On optimal zoning in a linear town with Cournot competitors. Lett Spat Resour Sci 5, 113–118 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12076-011-0072-x
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