Zipf's Law for Cities: An Explanation
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Publication:4269783
DOI10.1162/003355399556133zbMath0952.91059OpenAlexW2159491186WikidataQ55923330 ScholiaQ55923330MaRDI QIDQ4269783
Publication date: 2 January 2000
Published in: The Quarterly Journal of Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1162/003355399556133
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