This paper tests the relationship between primacy and economic development for countries in Asia and the Americas. It tests explanations for primacy drawn from several social-science disciplines--demography, economics, geography, political science, and sociology. The study is one of the first to...

Im Zuge fortschreitender weltweiter Integrationsprozesse und der Globalisierung wirtschaftlicher Aktivitäten müssen sich nicht nur Länder, sondern zunehmend auch Städte globaler Konkurrenz stellen. Neue Arbeitsplätze entstehen in den Städten, die im Standortwettbewerb erfolgreich sind....

In this paper, we use a panel approach to study population growth in major cities around the world. We find that major cities grow faster in relatively backward economies and in more volatile, faster-growing economies. We also find that the effects of trade policy on the growth of major cities...