Just as we learn from, influence, and are influenced by others, our social interactions drive economic growth in cities, regions, and nations--determining where households live, how children learn, and what cities and firms produce. From Neighborhoods to Nations synthesizes the recent economics...

We use pooled panel data for 1970-1981 from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to estimate preference parameters and study the interaction between housing and labor supply. We treat housing as quasi-fixed during residence spells. The data pertaining to households with positive net worth give a...