Market potential and city growth: Spain 1860-1960

Rafael González-Val, Daniel Tirado-Fabregat and Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal ()

No 2013/13, Working Papers from Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

Abstract: A few attempts have been made to analyse whether market potential might also have an impact on urban structures. In this paper we employ parametric and non-parametric techniques to analyse the effect of market potential on the growth of Spanish cities during the period 1860-1960. This period is especially interesting because it is characterized by the advance in the economic integration of the national market together with an intense process of industrialization. Our results show a clear positive influence of market potential on city growth.

Keywords: Market potential; urban structure; city growth; economic history (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F14 N64 N9 O18 R0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2013
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