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The importance of historical linkages in shaping population density across space
Ilenia Epifani, Rosella Nicolini

Last modified: 2018-05-18

Abstract


This study aims to investigate the extent to which history matters in shaping population distribution across space. In the wake of the current literature, the idea is to model individual location preferences by focusing on selected local determinants (neighborhood, education, income, amenities and distance from the  CBD), while also taking into account temporal and spatial  dependence in location choices. Our preliminary results revel theimportance of segregation factors in shaping recent population density distribution.

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