1. Toward a Theory of Cities: Empirical Evidence of and a Proposed Explanation for Urban Scaling Open Access Author: Wilburne, Dane R Title: Toward a Theory of Cities: Empirical Evidence of and a Proposed Explanation for Urban Scaling Area of Honors: Economics Keywords: citiesurbanscalingpower laweconomics File: Download Wilburne_Dane_TowardATheoryofCities.pdf Thesis Supervisors: N Edward Coulson, Thesis SupervisorJames R. Tybout, Thesis Honors Advisor