While the positive effect of market access (MA) on population and economic growth has shown to be robust, the results in the literature were obtained in a context of population growth. This article examines the impact that MA has on a system of cities that has suffered a negative population...

This paper assesses the causal impact of greater market access on demographic transition during the latter half of the 19th century in the United States. We construct new measures of fertility changes and measures of railroad access at the county level from 1850 - 1890. We are able to document...

Die Praxiserfahrungsstudie "Kooperation zentraler Orte in schrumpfenden Regionen" geht der Frage nach, inwieweit Funktionsteilungen im zentralörtlichen System (Städteverbünde) und andere Kooperationsformen dazu geeignet sind, zur Sicherung der Daseinsvorsorge in schrumpfenden Regionen...

The Shrinking City -- The Geography of Shrinkage and Slow Growth -- Industry Shapes a Nation -- Canada’s Most Persistent Shrinking City -- Temporary Decline or a New Era -- Rightsizing and Smart Decline -- Local Perceptions of Urban Shrinkage.

The shift of birth and death rates from high to low level in any population is referred as demographic transition. Mechanically, the transition of a society creates more working member of its own population commonly called demographic bonus. This article empirically explores the realistic...