This paper proposes a new model generating city size distributions that asymptotically follow the lognormal distribution. The lognormal distribution is consistent with Zipf’s law in the top tail, which is known to hold for many countries in different periods. The key feature of our model is...

The literature remains divided on the impact of governance on migration. This paper aims to contribute to this debate by examining the effect of corruption, along with other governance qualities, on brain drain using data from 130 countries. To address the issue of endogeneity, we utilize a...

Internet use is widely studied as an important socio-economic factor influencing agricultural productivity, income, the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, and farmer welfare, but scant attention is given to its influence on sustainable food consumption. Using longitudinal data from...