Human capital divergence and the size distribution of cities: Is Gibrat’s law obsolete?

This article studies how the changing geographic distribution of skilled workers in the US affects theoretical models that use Gibrat’s law to explain the size distribution of cities. In the empirical literature, a divergence hypothesis holds that college share increases faster in cities where colle...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2021-09, Vol.58 (12), p.2549-2568
Hauptverfasser:	Broxterman, Daniel, Yezer, Anthony
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Cities Convergence Geographic distribution Geographical distribution Growth models Human capital Hypotheses Law Population growth Size distribution Skilled workers Stochastic models Urban growth
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