-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the … toughness of competition in cities? The short answers are: no; yes; and it depends. …

-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the … toughness of competition in cities? The short answers are: no; yes; and it depends. -- trade frictions ; urban frictions ; city …-size distribution ; productivity ; markups …

-size distribution? Do they affect individual city sizes? Do they contribute to the productivity advantage of large cities and the … toughness of competition in cities? The short answers are: no; yes; and it depends …

applied to investigate competition, agglomeration, spillover effects. The method offers to (i) have carry out estimations at …