Zipf's law for cities and beyond: The case of Denmark

American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 123-146

  Knudsen, Thorbjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 0039300328     PISSN: 00029246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1536-7150.00057     Document Type: Article

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