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The Optimal Size of German Cities An Efficiency Analysis Perspective

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
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
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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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