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Granular information about the distribution of population allows us to delineate cities consistently (and relatively) over 260 years. Against a backdrop of rising population, the rate of urbanization increased but the number of cities declined and the size distribution of cities also became increasingly skewed. Within cities, population density rose and its gradient flattened. To bring these facts together, we propose a model of urban divergence for which we verify further empirical predictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurent Gobillon is Professor with Chair at Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Senior Researcher at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). 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Registration is mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--scale-down\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/18105657\/FNR_LOGO.png\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/18105657\/FNR_LOGO-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/18105657\/FNR_LOGO-1024x172.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/18105657\/FNR_LOGO-768x129.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/18105657\/FNR_LOGO-1536x258.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/18105657\/FNR_LOGO-2048x344.png 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: scale-down; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: scale-down; width: 75%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><br><br><br>Supported by the Fond National de la Recherche,<br>Luxembourg (19441346)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":10247,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"event_start_date":"2025-09-17 13:00:00","event_end_date":"2025-09-17 14:00:00","event_speaker_name":"Laurent Gobillon","event_speaker_link":"https:\/\/www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu\/en\/persons\/laurent-gobillon\/","event_is_online":false,"event_location":"Universit\u00e9 du Luxembourg - 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