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Dynamics of city formation
Henderson, Vernon; Venables, Anthony - In: Review of Economic Dynamics 12 (2009) 2, pp. 233-254
This paper examines city formation in a country whose urban population is growing steadily over time, with new cities required to accommodate this growth. In contrast to most of the literature there is immobility of housing and urban infrastructure, and investment in these assets is taken on the...
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Finding Eldorado: Slavery and long-run development in Colombia
Acemoglu, Daron; García-Jimeno, Camilo; Robinson, James A. - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 40 (2012) 4, pp. 534-564
Slavery has been a major institution of labor coercion throughout history. Colonial societies used slavery intensively across the Americas, and slavery remained prevalent in most countries after independence from the European powers. We investigate the impact of slavery on long-run development...
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Finding Eldorado: Slavery and Long-run Development in Colombia
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James Alan; García-Jimeno, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2012
Slavery has been a major institution of labor coercion throughout history. Colonial societies used slavery intensively across the Americas, and slavery remained prevalent in most countries after independence from the European powers. We investigate the impact of slavery on long-run development...
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Cities as Engines of Opportunities : Evidence from Brazil
Barza, Radu; Glaeser, Edward L.; Hidalgo, César A.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
skill segregation on upward income mobility. We find that cities in the south of Brazil are more effective engines of upward … positive effects of urbanization depend on the skilled and unskilled working together, a form of integration that is more … prevalent in the cities of southern Brazil than in northern cities. This segregation, which can decline with specialization and …
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Exclusionary Policies in Urban Development, How under-servicing of migrant households affects the growth and composition of Brazilian cities
Henderson, J. Vernon; Feler, Leo - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2008
Localities in developed countries often restrict construction and population growth through regulations governing land usage, lot sizes, building heights, and frontage requirements. In developing countries, such policies are less effective because of the existence of unregulated, informal...
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Creating conditions for effective public investment : sub-national capacities in a multi-level governance context
Mizell, Lee; Allain-Dupré, Dorothée - 2013
Growth and jobs are top concerns for policy makers confronting difficult economic conditions in many OECD countries. Sub-national governments are important contributors to national growth, but in many cases their economies are struggling as well. Faced with tight fiscal conditions, all levels of...
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Does zoning help or hinder transit-oriented (re)development?
Schuetz, Jenny; Giuliano, Genevieve; Shin, Eun Jin - 2016 - Last revised: March 4, 2016
Despite its reputation as a car-oriented city, the Los Angeles metropolitan area has made substantial investments in developing rail transit since 1990. In cities with older "legacy" rail systems, the built environment has developed over time around fixed transit infrastructure, creating land...
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Villes et croissance verte : Etude de cas de la région Paris/Ile-de-France
Kamal-Chaoui, Lamia - 2012
Ce rapport, élaboré dans le cadre du programme de l’OCDE sur les Villes vertes, est une étude pilote qui a pour but d’évaluer le potentiel de la croissance verte au sein de la région Paris/Ile-de- France (Paris-IDF). Dans un contexte international très concurrentiel, avec des...
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The Implementation of the Korean Green Growth Strategy in Urban Areas
Kamal-Chaoui, Lamia; Grazi, Fabio; Joo, Jongwan; … - 2011
This report on the Korean Strategy for Green Growth and its implementation in urban areas assesses the contributions of sub-national governments to Korea's National Strategy for Green Growth and identifies the main challenges for effective implementation at the local level. Korea's economy,...
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Cities and Green Growth : A Conceptual Framework
Hammer, Stephen; Kamal-Chaoui, Lamia; Robert, Alexis; … - 2011
This report examines the current state of knowledge about green growth in cities and outlines the key research questions and protocols that will guide the OECD Green Cities programme. It builds the case for an urban green growth agenda by examining the economic and environmental conditions that...
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