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Sobre el tamaño de las ciudades en España: Dos reflexiones y una regularidad empírica

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  • Goerlich Gisbert Francisco J.

    (Ivie; Universidad de Valencia)

  • Mas Ivars Matilde

    (UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES ECONÓMICAS (Ivie))

Abstract

This working paper proposes two considerations prior to the study of city size and emphasizes their importance in the testing of one of the empirical regularities most widely used by the literature, Zipf s law. The first refers to the importance of using a consistent database for analysis. The second looks at the unresolved problem of what exactly is meant by city. These two considerations are taken into account when carrying out a contrast of Zipf s law, based on the generalization of the Pareto distribution. This contrast permits the rejection of this law for the assumed concept of city in all the years considered.

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  • Goerlich Gisbert Francisco J. & Mas Ivars Matilde, 2008. "Sobre el tamaño de las ciudades en España: Dos reflexiones y una regularidad empírica," Working Papers 201079, Fundacion BBVA / BBVA Foundation.
    • Handle: RePEc:fbb:wpaper:201079
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    2. Gonzalo Andrés López & Francisco Javier González Moya, 2022. "El Índice Relativo Industria- Ciudad (Iric) En Las Áreas Urbanas Españolas: La Relevancia Productiva De Las Ciudades Medias," Revista de Estudios Regionales, Universidades Públicas de Andalucía, vol. 1, pages 161-196.

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    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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