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Sequential city growth in the US : does age matter?
González-Val, Rafael; Sánchez-Vidal, María; … - 2013
We provide empirical evidence of the dynamics of city size distribution for the whole of the twentieth century in U.S. cities and metropolitan areas. We focus our analysis on the new cities that were created during the period of analysis. The main contribution of this paper, therefore, is the...
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Determinants of urbanization
Hofman, Anett; Wan, Guangha - 2013
In light of the United Nations' (UN) latest urbanization projections, par- ticularly with respect to India and the … People's Republic of China, a good understanding is needed of what drives aggregate urbanization trends. Yet, previous … Urbanization Prospects, we use an instrumental variables approach to identify and analyze key urbanization determinants. We …
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How does urbanization affect the economy and the environment? : policy challenges and research needs
Wu, JunJie; Oueslati, Walid - In: International review of environmental and resource economics 10 (2016) 1, pp. 1-35
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What makes cities bigger and richer? : new evidence from 1990 - 2000 in the US
González-Val, Rafael - 2011
This paper analyses the determinants of growth of American cities, understood as growth of the population or of per capita income, from 1990 to 2000. This empirical analysis uses data from all cities with more than 25,000 inhabitants in the year 2000 (1154 cities). The results show that while a...
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Urban growth shadows
Cuberes, David; Desmet, Klaus; Rappaport, Jordan - 2021
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What is different about urbanization in rich and poor countries? : cities in Brazil, China, India and the United States
Chauvin, Juan Pablo; Glaeser, Edward L.; Ma, Yueran; … - In: Journal of urban economics 98 (2017), pp. 17-49
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Hyderabad-Secunderabad, twin cities : a study in urban geography
Alam, Shah Manzoor - 1965
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Urban growth shadows
Cuberes, David; Desmet, Klaus; Rappaport, Jordan - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012439727
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Governance Fragmentation and Urban Spatial Expansion : Evidence from Europe and the United States
Beghelli, Silvia - 2020
This study assesses the effects of urban governance structure on the spatial expansion of metropolitan areas. A more fragmented governance structure, represented by a high number of administrative units with decision power on land use per inhabitant, is expected to increase the competition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012843553
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Cross-Sectional Growth In US Cities from 1990 to 2000
González-Val, Rafael - 2014
This paper analyses the growth of American cities, understood as the growth of the population or of the per capita income, from 1990 to 2000. This empirical analysis uses data from all the cities (incorporated places) with more than 25,000 inhabitants in the year 2000 (1152 cities). The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013050349