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Why are Some Cities So Crowded?

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  • Jordan Rappaport

    (Economic Research Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)

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  • Jordan Rappaport, 2005. "Why are Some Cities So Crowded?," 2005 Meeting Papers 131, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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    Keywords

    Population Density; Productivity; Quality-of-Life; Compensating Differentials; Economic Growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
    • O51 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - U.S.; Canada
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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