Zipf`s law strikes again : the case of tourism
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01/08/2004
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Resumo |
This paper examines the applicability of Zipf's law to tourism. It is established that a variation of this law holds in this case - a rank-size rule with concavity. Due to this non-linearity, it is shown that a spline regression provides an extremely convenient tool for predicting tourist arrivals in a country. The concavity is explained by appealing to random growth theory (lognormal distribution; Gibrat's law) and locational fundamentals.<br /> |
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Idioma(s) |
eng |
Publicador |
Oxford University Press |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30002366/n20040069.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnlecg/lbh030 |
Palavras-Chave | #complex networks #Gibrat's law #tourism #Zipf's law |
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Journal Article |