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Giesen, Kristian; Suedekum, Jens - 2012

In this paper we show that the double Pareto lognormal (DPLN) parameterization provides an excellent fit to the overall US city size distribution, regardless of whether cities are administratively defined Census places or economically defined area clusters. We then consider an economic model...

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The size distribution across all "cities": A unifying approach

Giesen, Kristian; Suedekum, Jens - 2012

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Does the EU have a homogeneous urban structure area? : the role of agglomeration and the impact of (hypothetical) shocks on the EU urban structure

Modica, Marco - 2014

, economic reasons. However, the population is spread across geographic areas in a way that, although continuously changing, is … not possible to define as random. Indeed, countries have faced a strong tendency toward agglomeration, namely population … coefficient, the more even the population of cities in the urban system. There are several potential explanations for variations …

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The size distribution across all "cities" : a unifying approach

Giesen, Kristian; Südekum, Jens - 2012

In this paper we show that the double Pareto lognormal (DPLN) parameterization provides an excellent fit to the overall US city size distribution, regardless of whether 'cities' are administratively defined Census places as in Eeckhout (2004) or economically defined area clusters as in Rozenfeld...

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