Hitzschke, Stephan (2011)
The Optimal Size of German Cities
An Efficiency Analysis Perspective.
Report, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
This work investigates the interrelation between production efficiency and population size of German cities. The productive efficiency in this context is the scale efficiency, which is a result of positive and negative agglomeration externalities. The investigation is performed in a two-stage process. First, the efficiency in terms of scale efficiency is measured using nonparametric methods. The second stage investigates the relation of scale efficiency and populations size. It turns out that the optimal city size in Germany is about 220,000 inhabitants, which is almost the mean size of all German cities involved. Although there are regional differences, optimal city size remains stable as the mean size.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Report |
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| Erschienen: | 2011 |
| Autor(en): | Hitzschke, Stephan |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | The Optimal Size of German Cities An Efficiency Analysis Perspective |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | Juni 2011 |
| Ort: | Darmstadt |
| Reihe: | Darmstadt Discussion Papers in Economics |
| Band einer Reihe: | 202 |
| URL / URN: | http://econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/84880/1/662370260.pdf |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | This work investigates the interrelation between production efficiency and population size of German cities. The productive efficiency in this context is the scale efficiency, which is a result of positive and negative agglomeration externalities. The investigation is performed in a two-stage process. First, the efficiency in terms of scale efficiency is measured using nonparametric methods. The second stage investigates the relation of scale efficiency and populations size. It turns out that the optimal city size in Germany is about 220,000 inhabitants, which is almost the mean size of all German cities involved. Although there are regional differences, optimal city size remains stable as the mean size. |
| Freie Schlagworte: | Efficiency analysis, optimal city size, population size, German cities |
| Zusätzliche Informationen: | JEL classification: D24, O47, R12, R15 |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften 01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete 01 Fachbereich Rechts- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften > Volkswirtschaftliche Fachgebiete > Fachgebiet Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 07 Jun 2011 12:09 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 29 Mai 2016 21:17 |
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