City Growth in Europe.
By (author) Volker Nitsch
Paperback (Published)
(October 2001)
ISBN: 9783428104994
6.18 x 9.17 inches
Price: $131.00
On back order
One of the most notable features of literature about “new economic geography” is a close association between theoretical and empirical work. In contrast to earlier research, theoretical studies are often much more strongly focused on real-world phenomena. At the same time, empirical work is often more closely tied to theoretical models. Instead of purely detecting possible stylized facts, considerable efforts have been made to test for the relevance of theoretical results.
A major shortcoming of recent empirical work in urban economics is, however, the startling concentration on basically only two estimation strategies. Probably driven by limited data availability, most analyses are either cross-country studies which usually seek to explore a data set as rich as possible, or the studies examine single country data and then often focus on U.S. experiences.
This book aims to provide a new – European – perspective. The basic idea is that a focus on European cities, apart from being interesting for itself, allows to combine both previous approaches. In particular, there is considerable cross-country variation while, in addition, also reliable historical data is available. Therefore, it is one of the contributions to compile a new data set of European cities which covers 13 countries and ranges from 1870 to 1990.
This set of data is then applied to explore several hypotheses which have been recently proposed in literature. In particular, three sets of issues are discussed: the growth pattern of cities and their implications for Zipf’s law, the relationship between trade openness and urban concentration, and the role of history for city growth. The results are often striking. In contrast to some previous findings, for instance, there is only weak evidence for random growth across cities. Also, the empirical evidence for an association between external trade and internal geography turns out to be shaky. Finally, it is argued that the urban dominance of Vienna after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 is evidence in favor of path dependence in city growth.
Taken together, the book shows that the European experience provides a rich laboratory of real-world data which still waits to be explored.
- By (author) Volker Nitsch
Other Titles in this Series
Die Beschäftigungspolitik in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den Jahren 1974 – 1978.
Eine wirkungsanalytische Untersuchung vor dem Hintergrund des spezifischen Charakters der Wirtschaftskrise und unter BerĂ¼cksichtigung der aktuellen Funktionsmechanismen des Arbeitsmarktes.
Volume 326
Die Evolution moderner ökonomischer Kategorien.
Entstehung und Wandel zentraler Begriffe der neoklassischen ökonomischen Theorie.
Volume 428
BestimmungsgrĂ¼nde des BĂ¼romietzinses.
Hedonische Mietpreise am Beispiel des MĂ¼nchener Gewerbemarktes.
Volume 549
Demographisch gegliederte Nachfragesysteme und Ă„quivalenzskalen fĂ¼r Deutschland.
Eine empirische ĂœberprĂ¼fung neoklassischer Ansätze anhand der Daten der Einkommens- und Verbrauchsstichproben.
Volume 536
Der kollektive InnovationsprozeĂŸ.
Eine theoretische Analyse informeller Netzwerke und absorptiver Fähigkeiten.
Volume 498
Zur Theorie der AuĂŸenwirtschaft. Ă–konomischer Imperialismus – Kaufkraftparität.
Eine zugleich dogmengeschichtliche Studie.
Volume 106
Der flexible Wechselkurs als Instrument auĂŸenwirtschaftlicher Absicherung einer autonomen Wirtschaftspolitik.
Dargestellt am Beispiel Kanada.
Volume 180
Zur Theorie der importierten Inflation bei flexiblen Wechselkursen.
Untersuchungen im Rahmen des monetären Ansatzes der Zahlungsbilanztheorie.
Volume 288
Siedlungsstruktur und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung.
Der VerstädterungsprozeĂŸ als entwicklungsrelevantes Problem in den Ländern der Dritten Welt - vorwiegend exemplifiziert an Lateinamerika.
Volume 197
Armutsorientierte Entwicklungspolitik.
Ansatzpunkte zur Verbindung von Wachstum und Armutsreduzierung durch Förderung kleinbäuerlicher Zielgruppen.
Volume 335
Die Ausgaben in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung.
Eine empirische Analyse am Beispiel der Allgemeinen Ortskrankenkassen.
Volume 406
Das deutsche Wissenschaftswunder.
Eine ökonomische Analyse des Systems Althoff (1882-1907).
Volume 514
Ă–konomische Theorie der Frau.
Eine mikroökonomische Analyse von Markt- und Nichtmarktentscheidungen.
Volume 477
Finanzpolitische Willensbildung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Versuch einer Analyse der Grundstruktur und Problematik.
Volume 82
Rahmenplanung des Städtebaues.
Politische Siedlungskontrolle und das Problem der Intervention.
Volume 158
Similar Books
A Companion to Christianity and Sport in Europe and North America (19th-21st centuries)
Volume 1: Western and Eastern Europe
A Connecting Polemic in the Medieval Mediterranean
The Correspondence of Leo III and Ê¿Umar II
Volume 6
Ars Prophetica
Theology in the Poetry of Twentieth-Century Hebrew Poets Avraham Halfi, Shin Shalom, Amir Gilboa, and T. Carmi
As Messianism Turns to Heresy
The Regenstein Chair Lectures On Lurianic Kabbalah and Shabbatai Tzevi at Hebrew Union College - Cincinnati
Creating the Woman in Antiquity
Proceedings of the 16th Melammu Workshop, Innsbruck, 2–3 June 2022
Volume 13
Cultic Kisses
Fruitful Encounters Between Deities and Humans. Festschrift for Angelika Berlejung on the Occasion of Her 65th Birthday
De/colonizing Theologies
Glocal Histories, Contemporary Challenges, Theoretical Reflections
Volume 4
Drunk the Potion, No Whit Charmed
The Doctrine of Pure and Perfect Souls from Iamblichus to Damascius
Extracanonical Traditions and the Holy Land
Texts, Rituals, and Material Culture in Late Antique Palestine
Fear, Fear of God, God-Fearers
Philological and Historical Perspectives on the World of Ancient Judaism and Christianity
