The authors examine the determinants of Brazilian city growth between 1970 and 2000. They consider a model of a city that combines aspects of standard urban economics and the new economic geography literatures. For the empirical analysis, the authors construct a dataset of 123 Brazilian agglomerations and estimate aspects of the demand and supply side, as well as a reduced form specification that describes city sizes and their growth. Their main findings...
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2005/09/01
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政策研究报告
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WPS3723
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Determinants of city growth in Brazil
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investment need