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Urban settlement: Data, measures, and trends
Bloom, David E.; Canning, David; Fink, Günther; … - 2010
This paper examines data on urbanization. We review the most commonly used data sources, and highlight the difficulties …, as well as those for projecting urbanization. We also analyze recent trends and patterns in urbanization. Finally, we … describe the principal channels of urbanization and examine their relative contributions to the global urbanization process. …
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Tagum City: Development at the Crossroads
Gerochi, Hope - 2004
Population processes and outcomes (in this case, urbanization) influences and changes the development of an area and … network and the gold rush in the early 80s have contributed to the development of the City. Rapid urbanization soon ensued …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011429779
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The optimal size of German cities: An efficiency analysis perspective
Hitzschke, Stephan - 2011
This work investigates the interrelation between production efficiency and population size of German cities. The productive efficiency in this context is the scale efficiency, which is a result of positive and negative agglomeration externalities. The investigation is performed in a two-stage...
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Kurz zum Klima: Stadtplanung als Klimaschutzinstrument
Gronwald, Marc; Lippelt, Jana - In: ifo Schnelldienst 66 (2013) 11, pp. 30-33
Der Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit die Entscheidung, ob man in der Stadt oder auf dem Land wohnt und welche strukturellen Eigenschaften eine Stadt hat, dazu beiträgt, den Pro-Kopf-Ausstoß an schädlichen Treibhausgasen – insbesondere CO2 – zu reduzieren.
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Ethnic networks and employment outcomes
Patacchini, Eleonora; Zenou, Yves - 2008
We analyse the effect of strong and weak ties on the individual probability of finding a job. Using the dynamic model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004), two results are put forward: (i) the individual probability of finding a job is increasing in the number of strong and weak ties; (ii) the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268917
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Did History Breed Inequality? Colonial Factor Endowments and Modern Income Distribution
Baker, Matthew J.; Brunnschweiler, Christa N.; Bulte, … - 2008
We explore the relation between historical population density in former colonies and modern income distribution. A theoretical model highlights the potentially opposing effects of native population density on incentives for colonists to conquer or settle in new territories. While an abundant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011753150
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Human genetic diversity and comparative economic development
Ashraf, Quamrul; Galor, Oded - 2008
This research contributes to the understanding of human genetic diversity within a society as a significant determinant of its economic development. The hypothesis advanced and empirically examined in this paper suggests that there are socioeconomic trade-offs associated with genetic diversity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284081
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How Differences in Property Taxes within Cities Affect Urban Sprawl?
Song, Yan; Zenou, Yves - 2008
This article attempts a formal analysis of the connection between the differentiated property tax rates within urban areas and urban spatial pattern in U.S. cities. We first develop a duocentric-city model where the Central Business District (CBD) is located at the origin while the Suburban...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320369
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Openness and urban concentration in Europe, 1870-1990
Nitsch, Volker - 2001
This paper provides a new attempt to examine the relationship between an economy's exposure to foreign trade and its degree of urban concentration. In contrast to previous work, which is often based on rich cross-country data sets, the analysis is focused exclusively on European countries,...
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The determinants of urban concentration
Junius, Karsten - 1997
Urban concentration differs across countries. One determinant of these differences is economic development, which first increases and subsequently decreases urban concentration. I condition the degree of urban concentration on the potential of countries to develop a balanced urban system. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275324