A Century of Shocks: The Evolution of the German City Size Distribution 1925-1999

Published: Jan 1, 2006
Abstract
The empirical literature on city size distributions has mainly focused on the USA. The first major contribution of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the evolution and structure of the West-German city size distribution. Using a unique annual data set that covers most of the 20th century for 62 of West-Germany's largest cities, we look at the evolution of both the city size distribution as a whole and each city separately. The...
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Title
A Century of Shocks: The Evolution of the German City Size Distribution 1925-1999
Published Date
Jan 1, 2006
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