Q. Segway Human Transporter is a self-balancing personal transportation vehicle that is clean (battery powered) and small (its footprint is 19*25 inches) so it can be used on sidewalks and inside buildings. Suppose vehicle is introduced into a central business district (CBD), doubling speed of travel for information exchange (i.e., face-to-face contact).
A. Depict graphically bid-rent curve for office sector in two circumstances.
a. Fixed building heights: Office firms do not engage in factor substitution.
b. Variable building heights
B. Who financially benefits from innovation?