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Farther on Down the Road : Transport Costs, Trade and Urban Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
Storeygard, Adam - 2013
Transport costs are widely considered an important barrier to local economic activity but their impact in developing countries is not well-studied. This paper investigates the role of inter-city transport costs in determining the income of Sub-Saharan African cities, using two new data sources....
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Leveraging Land to Enable Urban Transformation : Lessons from Global Experience
Lozano-Gracia, Nancy; Young, Cheryl; Lall, Somik V. - 2013
Around the world, in both developed and developing countries, policy makers use a variety of tools to manage and accommodate urban growth and redevelopment. Government officials have three main concerns in terms of land policy: (i) accommodating urban expansion, (ii) providing infrastructure,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557979
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Determinants of City Growth in Brazil
da Mata, Daniel; Deichmann, Uwe; Henderson, J. Vernon - 2012
The authors examine the determinants of Brazilian city growth between 1970 and 2000. They consider a model of a city that combines aspects of standard urban economics and the new economic geography literatures. For the empirical analysis, the authors construct a dataset of 123 Brazilian...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554180
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Examining the Growth Patterns of Brazilian Cities
Da Mata, Daniel; Deichmann, Uwe; Henderson, J. Vernon - 2012
The share of urban population in Brazil increased from 58 to 80 percent between 1970 and 2000 and all net population growth over the next 30 years is predicted to be in cities. This paper explores population growth and its implications for economic dynamics and income generation among 123 urban...
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Governance and the City : An Empirical Exploration into Global Determinants of Urban Performance
Kaufmann, Daniel; Léautier, Frannie; Mastruzzi, Massimo - 2012
The authors contribute to the field of urban governance and globalization through an empirically-based exploration of determinants of the performance of cities. They construct a preliminary worldwide database for cities, containing variables and indicators of globalization (at the country and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554169
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Is Urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa Different?
Henderson, J. Vernon; Roberts, Mark; Storeygard, Adam - 2013
In the past dozen years, a literature has developed arguing that urbanization has unfolded differently in post … urbanization experience overall matches global patterns. There are differences, however, at the sector level. Agricultural trade … effects that improve farm prices deter African urbanization, while they promote urbanization elsewhere. Potential reasons …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560088
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Sustaining Urban Growth through Innovative Capacity : Beijing and Shanghai in Comparison
Jici, Wang; Xin, Tong - 2012
The authors examine the diverse prospects of innovative sectors in Beijing and Shanghai using available indicators and data collected for this study through surveys. Beijing is the first choice for companies locating in China, but foreign employees prefer Shanghai for living convenience and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012554005
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Rapid Urban Growth in Flood Zones : Global Evidence since 1985
Avner, Paolo; Hallegatte, Stephane; Marconcini, Mattia; … - 2022
analysis of spatial urbanization patterns and the evolution of flood exposure between 1985 and 2015. Using high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254885
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Universities as Drivers of the Urban Economies in Asia : The Case of Vietnam
Ca, Tran Ngoc - 2012
This study looks at the contribution of the university system in Vietnam to the socioeconomic development in general, and their relationship with firms, dynamic actors of the economy in particular. The study uses different methods of research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553771
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Land Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albania
Deininger, Klaus; Savastano, Sara; Carletto, Calogero - 2012
Albania's radical farmland distribution is credited with averting an economic crisis and social unrest during the transition. But many believe it led to a holding structure too fragmented to be efficient, and that public efforts to consolidate plots are needed to lay the foundation for greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552136