shortcoming of recent empirical work in urban economics is, however, the startling concentration on basically only two estimation … discussed: the growth pattern of cities and their implications for Zipf's law, the relationship between trade openness and urban … concentration, and the role of history for city growth. The results are often striking. In contrast to some previous findings, for …

"This paper examines city formation in a country whose urban population is growing steadily over time, with new cities … required to accommodate this growth. In contrast to most of the literature there is immobility of housing and urban … urban externalities vary with population. Efficient formation of cities with internalization of externalities involves local …

This paper examines city formation in a country whose urban population is growing steadily over time, with new cities … required to accommodate this growth. In contrast to most of the literature there is immobility of housing and urban … urban externalities vary with population. Efficient formation of cities with internalization of externalities involves local …

The research article explores various concepts of urban form given by various authors across the world. The research … emphasised on reviewing various authors and their understanding of urban form, factors affecting urban form through systematic …

This paper examines city formation in a country whose urban population is growing steadily over time, with new cities … required to accommodate this growth. In contrast to most of the literature there is immobility of housing and urban … urban externalities vary with population. Efficient formation of cities with internalization of externalities involves local …

This article reviews recent literature using insights from history to answer central questions in urban economics. This … urban economics that uses the historical urbanization as a proxy for economic growth, discusses differences between how … economic historians and urban economists think about the relationship between urbanization and growth, and considers how these …