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Survival of the fittest in cities : urbanisation and inequality
Behrens, Kristian; Robert-Nicoud, Frédéric - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222346
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City size, migration, and urban inequality in the People's Republic of China
Chen, Binkai; Liu, Dan; Lu, Ming - 2017
This paper examines the relationship between city size, migration, and urban income inequality using the 1% sample of the 2005 Census in the People's Republic of China (PRC). We calculate various measures of within-city income inequality for 252 PRC cities. It is found that city income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011637610
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Benefitting from globalisation and technological change in Australia
Sila, Urban; Hemmings, Philip J. - 2019
Australia has seen large rises in living standards over the last decades across the whole of the income distribution. Technological change and international trade have contributed to this success, but have also brought structural change. Some industries have declined, while others flourished....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998476
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Productive cities : sorting, selection, and agglomeration
Behrens, Kristian; Duranton, Gilles; Robert-Nicoud, … - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010222330
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The productivity advantages of large cities: Distinguishing agglomeration from firm selection
Combes, Pierre-Philippe; Duranton, Gilles; Gobillon, Laurent - 2012
cities toughen competition, allowing only the most productive to survive) and agglomeration economies (larger cities promote … a generalised version of a tractable firm selection model and a standard model of agglomeration. Stronger selection in … larger cities left-truncates the productivity distribution whereas stronger agglomeration right-shifts and dilates the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282439
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The early development of new establishments: An evaluation of the role of spatial selection and agglomeration
Changoluisa, Javier - 2021
agglomeration. The analysis shows a clear and strong selection of more productive new establishments into larger regions, regardless … show higher productivity levels as compared to those located in smaller regions, the role of an agglomeration is very … first time period, but start-ups suffer negative agglomeration effects over time. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012629047
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Testing for agglomeration economies and firm selection in spatial productivity differences : the case of Japan (revised)
Kondo, Keisuke - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012128973
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The early development of new establishments : an evaluation of the role of spatial selection and agglomeration
Changoluisa, Javier - 2021
agglomeration. The analysis shows a clear and strong selection of more productive new establishments into larger regions, regardless … show higher productivity levels as compared to those located in smaller regions, the role of an agglomeration is very … first time period, but start-ups suffer negative agglomeration effects over time. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012592177
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Pareto's law and city size in China : diverging patterns in land and people
Li, Chao; Gibson, John K. - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011771351
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The preference for larger cities in China : evidence from rural-urban migrants
Xing, Chunbing; Zhang, Junfu - 2013
China has long aimed to restrict population growth in large cities but encourages growth in small and medium-sized cities. At the same time, various government policies favor large cities. We conjecture that larger cities in China have more urban amenities and a better quality of life. We thus...
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