We propose a theory-inspired measure of the accessibility of a city's center: the size of the surrounding area from …

In 1980, housing prices in the main US cities rose with distance to the city center. By 2010, that relationship had … tolerance for commuting. In a tract-level data set covering the 27 largest US cities, years 1980-2010, we employ a city … city center and their increased presence can account for the observed price changes, notably the rising price premium …

neighborhoods closer to the city center. The centralization of price growth during the boom was particularly dramatic in those … metropolitan areas where income is higher away from the city center. We consider four different explanations for why city centers … centralized price growth; (3) areas with centralized poverty had the weakest supply response to the boom in prices in the city …

This paper presents an analysis of the longer-run effects of a college-preparatory program implemented in inner-city …

create less greenhouse gas emissions when they live closer to the city center. This study uses three data sets reporting on … negative association between center city living and a household's carbon footprint …

city centers. We show that this recent urban revival is driven entirely by younger cohorts in larger cities. With a … services account for more than 50 percent of their growth near city centers. Complementary datasets confirm that the young and …