Does The Choice Of Geographic Units Matter For The Validation Of Gibrat'S Law?
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Keywords
POPULATION GROWTH; EUROPEAN URBAN SYSTEM; LOCATIONAL SUBSETS; LOCATIONAL ATTRIBUTES; GIBRAT'S LAW; URBAN AREAS; LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
- R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
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