In this paper we analyse the evolution of the Spanish urban structure during the period 1900-1999. The methodology employed allows us to obtain two main results. First, that this evolution has not been homogenous, with a divergent pattern of growht being identified for the period running from...

In this paper we insert the public sector into Krugman's seminal core-periphery model, focusing on the provision of public services financed through taxes on rents. Since public services are an element that attracts economic activity, while taxes have the opposite effect, we find that the net...

The literature that studies the effects that the government activity produces in the location decisions of the economic agents is relatively limited. In this work we introduce the public sector in Krugman's core-periphery model in order to contribute to solve this deficiency. The government...

In this paper, an analysis is made of the evolution of Spanish urban structure during the period 1900-99. It is postulated that the size distribution of the cities follows a Pareto distribution, which is estimated on a yearly basis. At the same time, the hypothesis is adopted that the...