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How urbanization affects employment and social interactions
Satō, Yasuhiro; Zenou, Yves - 2014
ties) than in sparsely populated areas. We also demonstrate that, for a low urbanization level, there is a unique steady …-state equilibrium where workers do not interact with weak ties, while, for a high level of urbanization, there is a unique steady … when social interactions are optimal, we show that there is over-urbanization in equilibrium. …
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Russian cities in transition : the impact of market forces in the 1990s
Gang, Ira N. (contributor); Stuart, Robert C. (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002071862
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City beautiful
Carlino, Gerald A. (contributor); Saiz, Albert (contributor) - 2008
The city beautiful movement, which in the early 20th Century advocated city beautification as a way to improve the living conditions and civic virtues of the urban dweller, had languished by the Great Depression. Today, new urban economic theory and policymakers are coming to see the provision...
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Bobos in paradise : urban politics and the new economy
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2015
This paper provides some elements to explain the observed takeover in some urban areas of a new kind of elite associated with new economy jobs, also known as "bourgeois bohème" (bobos). This takeover has been associated with greater investment in urban amenities and "clean" means of transport,...
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Understanding urban economies, land use, and social dynamics in the city : big data and measurement
Saiz, Albert; Salazar-Miranda, Arianna - 2023
Recent advancements in data collection have expanded the tools and information available for urban and spatial-based research. This paper presents an overview of spatial big data sources used in urban science and urban economics, with the goal of directing and enriching future research by other...
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When distance drives destination, towns can stimulate development
De Weerdt, Joachim; Christiaensen, Luc J.; Kanbur, Ravi - 2021
While city migrants see their welfare increase much more than those moving to towns, many more rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon, documented in detail in Kagera, Tanzania, begs the question why migrants move to seemingly suboptimal destinations. Using an 18-year panel of...
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Understanding the experiences of relocatees during forced relocation in Chinese urban restructuring
Li, Xin; Ham, Maarten van; Kleinhans, Reinout - 2016
Despite the massive forced relocation of residents during urban restructuring in China, there are no systematic studies on how residents undergo the process. Most studies concerning urban restructuring in China directly equate forced relocation with displacement, which has a negative...
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Geography of skills and global inequality
Burzynski, Michal; Deuster, Christoph; Docquier, Frédéric - 2018
in the world distribution of skills, slow-growing urbanization in developing countries and a rebound in income inequality …
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Planning ahead for better neighborhoods : long run evidence from Tanzania
Michaels, Guy; Nigmatulina, Dzhamilya; Rauch, Ferdinand; … - 2017
What are the long run consequences of planning and providing basic infrastructure in neighborhoods, where people build their own homes? We study "Sites and Services" projects implemented in seven Tanzanian cities during the 1970s and 1980s, half of which provided infrastructure in previously...
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The worth of cities in Germany
Gehr, Katja; Pflüger, Michael - 2023
This paper extends the urban growth model of Duranton and Puga (2022) to explore the impact of cities on local firms and households and the aggregate economy of Germany. We adopt alternative micro-foundations for agglomeration economies and a non-linear specification of human capital...
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