In this paper we compare the magnitude of local productivity advantages associated to two different spatial concentration patterns in Italy, i.e. urban areas (UA) and industrial districts (ID). UA typically display a huge concentration of population and host a wide range of economic activities,...

We investigate the characteristics of cities gaining access to the German interurban bus network in the first two years following the deregulation of the industry in January 2013. Applying both parametric and semi-parametric survival models, we find strong evidence that the probability of a city...

This paper presents the various analytical steps and methods which have led to the creation of a geodatabase of urban settlements in Europe based on the integration of contiguous 1x1 square km. grid cells with specific population thresholds, and the delimitation and classification of those among...

Se explotan datos censales de varias décadas de tres países de la región (Costa Rica, Perú y Guatemala), para describir patrones y tendencias de la migración interna, la movilidad cotidiana para trabajar y/o estudiar y la segregación residencial. Esta explotación se realiza,...

The Change of Support Problem (COSP) reflects a possibility that the outcome of an urban analysis may depend critically on the researcher's choice of territorial units. To verify this assumption, the present study examines the association between population growth and population size of...

This paper analyzes how gasoline price is related to the time workers in the US spend commuting by private vehicle, public transport, walking, or cycling. Using data from the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003-2019, and collecting data on gasoline price by state and year, we find that...