Abstract: Journal Article Zipf's Law for Cities: An Explanation Get access Xavier Gabaix Xavier Gabaix Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Volume 114, Issue 3, August 1999, Pages 739–767, https://doi.org/10.1162/003355399556133 Published: 01 August 1999