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Redistribution Policy : A European Model
Casella, Alessandra - 2002
Following the rationale for regional redistribution programs described in the official documents of the European Union, this paper studies a very simple multi-country model built around two regions: a core and a periphery. Technological spill-overs link firms' productivity in each of the two...
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The Greenness of China : Household Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Urban Development
Zheng, Siqi - 2009
China urbanization is associated with both increases in per-capita income and greenhouse gas emissions. This paper uses micro data to rank 74 major Chinese cities with respect to their household carbon footprint. We find that the "greenest" cities based on this criterion are Huaian and Suqian...
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Trends in Regional Inequality in China
Jian, Tianlun - 1996
.S. states, among Japanese prefectures, and among regions within Western Europe. In this paper we examine the tendency towards …
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Economic Growth in a Cross-Section of Cities
Glaeser, Edward L. - 1995
We examine the relationship between urban characteristics in 1960 and urban growth (income and population) between 1960 and 1990. Our major findings are that income and population growth move together and both types of growth are (1) positively related to initial schooling, (2) negatively...
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Regional Growth and Migration : A Japan-U.S. Comparison
Barro, Robert J. - 1992
Do poor economies grow faster than rich ones? This important economic question (which we call [beta]-convergence) is analyzed in this paper using two regional data sets: 47 Prefectures in Japan and 48 States of the U.S.. We find clear evidence of convergence in both countries: poor prefectures...
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On the Road : Access to Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China
Banerjee, Abhijit - 2012
This paper estimates the effect of access to transportation networks on regional economic outcomes in China over a twenty-period of rapid income growth. It addresses the problem of the endogenous placement of networks by exploiting the fact that these networks tend to connect historical cities....
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Mechanics of Spatial Growth
Cai, Sheng; Caliendo, Lorenzo; Parro, Fernando; Xiang, Wei - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
We develop a dynamic spatial growth model to explore the role of trade and internal migration in the process of spatial development and aggregate growth. Growth is shaped by the best global and local ideas that contribute to the local stock of knowledge. Global ideas diffuse more to locations...
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Cities, Heterogeneous Firms, and Trade
Bakker, Jan David; García Marín, Alvaro; Potlogea, … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Does international trade affect the growth of cities, and vice versa? Assembling disaggregate data for four countries, we document a novel stylized fact: Export activity is disproportionately concentrated in larger cities - even more so than overall economic activity. We rationalize this fact by...
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Haste or Waste?$bThe Role of Presale in Residential Housing
Chen, Ziyang; Hu, Maggie Rong; Jin, Ginger Zhe; Zhou, Qiyao - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
This paper provides the first theory and evidence on the role of presale policies in the residential housing market. We start with constructing a novel dataset of unfinished projects, presale policies, and land auction outcomes across 270 major cities in China. We then identify 2,330 unfinished...
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The International Linkage of Real Interest Rates : The European - U.S. Connection
Cumby, Robert E. - 1984
rates has been widespread in the analyses by economic policymakers both in Europe and in the United States. In this paper we … been raised by the recent policy debates in Europe and the United States: Have ex ante real rates in the United States and … Europe been high during recent years? Has there been a link between U.S. real rates and those in other countries? Can this …
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