WORKING PAPER Department of Economics Tufts University Medford ...

WORKING PAPER

Dynamic Evolution of the U.S. City Size Distribution.

Yannis M. Ioannides Department of Economics Tufts University and Linda Harris Dobkins Department of Economics Emory and Henry College

Discussion Paper 99-16 Department of Economics Tufts University

Department of Economics Tufts University Medford, MA 02155 (617) 627-3560

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