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Agglomeration index : towards a new measure of urban concentration
Uchida, Hirotsugu; Nelson, Andrew - 2010
A common challenge in analyzing urbanization is the data. The United Nations (UN) compiles information on urbanization … conduct a cross-country analysis or determine the aggregate urbanization status of the regions (such as Asia or Latin America … index. -- agglomeration index ; urbanization ; accessibility map ; cost surface …
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011685285
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The IOC's midas touch : Summer Olympics and city growth
Nitsch, Volker; Wendland, Nicolai - 2013
Hosting a mega-event is a costly activity of short duration. Still, cities frequently compete to become host of all types of events. This paper examines the effect of staging the largest and most important sporting event in the world, the Summer Olympic Games, on the host city. Applying a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009785998
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The IOC's Midas Touch : Summer Olympics and City Growth
Nitsch, Volker - 2013
Hosting a mega-event is a costly activity of short duration. Still, cities frequently compete to become host of all types of events. This paper examines the effect of staging the largest and most important sporting event in the world, the Summer Olympic Games, on the host city. Applying a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013076734
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Essays in spatial economics
Bertinelli, Luisito - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001895485
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Sequential City Growth in the US : Does Age Matter?
Sánchez-Vidal, Maria - 2014
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013062489
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Agglomeration, inequality and economic growth : cross-section and panel data analysis
Castells Quintana, David; Royuela, Vicente - 2012
specifications and introducing different measures for agglomeration at country level, especially urbanization and urban concentration …
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Urban agglomeration and economic growth
Giersch, Herbert (ed.) - 1995
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Long-Range Growth : Economic Development in the Global Network of Air Links
Campante, Filipe R. - 2016
We study the impact of international long-distance flights on the global spatial allocation of economic activity. To identify causal effects, we exploit variation due to regulatory and technological constraints which give rise to a discontinuity in connectedness between cities at a distance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012982869
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Long-Range Growth : Economic Development in the Global Network of Air Links
Campante, Filipe R. - 2016
We study the impact of international long-distance flights on the global spatial allocation of economic activity. To identify causal effects, we exploit variation due to regulatory and technological constraints which give rise to a discontinuity in connectedness between cities at a distance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012978375