Brakman, S.; Garretsen, H; Schramm, M. - School of Economics, Universiteit Utrecht - 2003
We construct a unique data set in order to analyze whether or not a large temporary shock has an impact on city growth. Following recent work by Davis and Weinstein (2002) on Japan, we take the strategic bombing of German cities during WWII as an example of such a shock, and analyze its impact...