shrinking regional economies. This study aims to develop an extended input-output model for urbanization, based on the Batey …-Madden model by incorporating the "urbanization process". This process is associated with one of the facets of demographic change … empirically tested using Chinese data, which show rapid progress of urbanization in China. The study proposes a new "urbanization …

Developing countries have urbanized rapidly since 1950. To explain urbanization, standard models emphasize rural … developing countries? rapid urban growth and urbanization may also be linked to demographic factors, such as rapid internal urban … and displays strong associations with urban congestion, providing additional insight into the phenomenon of urbanization …