This paper surveys the recent literature exploring the causes of urban pollution in the developing world and the … implications of such pollution for a city's competitiveness. Within a system of cities, cities compete for jobs and people. Those … pollution inhibit urban competitiveness? Second, why is this effect likely to grow in importance over time? Third, why have …

become and remain competitive. Although many studies have focused on these negative effects, the links between pollution and … pollution and city growth, and how it correlates with city competitiveness. Although high-income cities are usually better at … managing pollution, the paper finds successful examples of fast-growing, lower-income cities that are able to tackle this issue …

economy in general. Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human … capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting … economic growth. While a handful of studies have documented the impacts of pollution on labor supply, this paper is the first …