Survival of the Fittest in Cities
Urbanisation and Inequality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9713962 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristian Behrens (0000-0003-3595-6443, UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal), CIRPÉE, and CEPR), Frédéric Robert-Nicoud (Université de Genève, SERC, and CEPR), Frédéric Robert‐Nicoud (0000-0003-2241-1946, University of Geneva) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue | 581 |
| Pages | 1371-1400 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecoj.12099 |
| OpenAlex | W2121884952 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 33 |
We develop a framework that integrates natural advantage, agglomeration economies and firm selection to explain why large cities are both more productive and more unequal than small towns. Our model highlights complementarities among those factors and matches a number of key stylised facts about cities. A larger city size increases productivity via selection and higher urban productivity provides incentives for rural–urban migration. Tougher selection increases the returns to skills and earnings inequality in cities. We illustrate a multi‐city version of the model numerically and explore the formation of new cities, the growth of existing cities and changes in income inequality
Earnings · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economies of agglomeration · Incentive · Inequality · Labour economics · Microeconomics · Productivity · Selection (genetic algorithm · Survival of the fittest · Urbanization · Economic Growth and Productivity · Finance · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |