Das dritte „Halle Forum on Urban Economic Growth“ widmete sich der Frage nach den Formen von Kooperationen und Vernetzung zwischen Unternehmen, Kommunen und anderen korporativen Akteuren sowie nach den Vorteilen einer solchen Zusammenarbeit für die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von Städten...

Hohe Disparitäten auf Ebene der Quartiere brauchen eine zur regionalen Strukturpolitik ergänzende Politik auf der Quartiersebene. Im Rahmen der Stadterneuerung wird dies durch die Förderung der Lokalen Ökonomie seit rund zwei Jahrzehnten verfolgt. Lokale-Ökonomie-Maßnahmen sollten die...

This paper draws on critiques of ‘global cities’ to conceptualise Birmingham, the UK’s second largest metropole, as a ‘global’ city by highlighting forms of economic globalisation that draw on the city’s residents, their histories and their social and cultural networks. The paper...

With the renewed interest in cities as economic centers comes a need to understand how local public services and local taxes are likely to affect city economic performance. This paper provides an equilibrium model of an open city economy with mobile firms and resident workers. Given household...

Economic development in U.S. cities will be driven increasingly by forces of global economic interaction in the 21st century. Where the export sector is thriving, international trade and investment are creating more and better paying jobs. U.S. cities will have to adjust quickly to these and...

With the renewed interest in cities as economic centers comes a need to understand how local public services and local taxes are likely to affect city economic performance. This paper provides an equilibrium model of an open city economy with mobile firms and resident workers. Given household...