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An axiomatic theory of spatial discounting behavior

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This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. GS-35640X. The author is indebted to Walter Isard for many valuable comments on an earlier draft of this paper.

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Smith, T.E. An axiomatic theory of spatial discounting behavior. Papers of the Regional Science Association 35, 31–44 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01947466

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