Transport costs and the size of cities
- Real costs of freight transportation have strong increased in Russia particularly during the period of price liberalization 1992–93. This paper investigates possible connections between rising transport costs and the evolution of the size structure of the system of cities in the Russian Federation and its federal subjects. Empirical findings suggest that under conditions of a closed system agglomeration processes according to the predictions of the model of Tabuchi et al. (2005) would have taken place especially in the periphere regions of the North and Far East.
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| Author details: | Albrecht KauffmannGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-16202 |
| Subtitle (English): | the case of Russia |
| Publication series (Volume number): | Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge (93) |
| Publication type: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Publication year: | 2007 |
| Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
| Release date: | 2008/01/18 |
| RVK - Regensburg classification: | QD 100 |
| Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 33 Wirtschaft / 330 Wirtschaft |
| License (German): |  Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
| External remark: | JEL: P23, P25, R12, R48 |
