Zipf's Law for Cities: An Explanation

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Gabaix, X. “Zipf’s Law for Cities: An Explanation”. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 114, no. 3, 1999, pp. 739-67, https://doi.org/10.1162/003355399556133.
Gabaix, X. (1999). Zipf’s Law for Cities: An Explanation. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114(3), 739-767. https://doi.org/10.1162/003355399556133
Gabaix, X. “Zipf’s Law for Cities: An Explanation”. The Quarterly Journal of Economics 114, no. 3 (1999): 739-67. https://doi.org/10.1162/003355399556133.
Gabaix X. Zipf’s Law for Cities: An Explanation. The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 1999;114(3):739-67.
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