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The Optimal Size of German Cities An Efficiency Analysis Perspective

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This work investigates the interrelation between production efficiency and population size of German cities. The productive efficiency in this context is the scale efficiency, which is a result of positive and negative agglomeration externalities. The investigation is performed in a two-stage process. First, the efficiency in terms of scale efficiency is measured using nonparametric methods. The second stage investigates the relation of scale efficiency and populations size. It turns out that the optimal city size in Germany is about 220,000 inhabitants, which is almost the mean size of all German cities involved. Although there are regional differences, optimal city size remains stable as the mean size.

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  • Hitzschke, Stephan, 2011. "The Optimal Size of German Cities An Efficiency Analysis Perspective," Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL) 77431, Darmstadt Technical University, Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law, Institute for Business Studies (BWL).
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