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Traffic Congestion’s Economic Impacts: Evidence from US Metropolitan Regions
Sweet, Matthias - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 10, pp. 2088-2110
Traffic congestion alleviation has long been a common core transport policy objective, but it remains unclear under … (2001 to 2007). Using instrumental variables, results suggest that congestion slows job growth above thresholds of … congestion-induced travel delay impeding productivity growth. Results suggest that the strict policy focus on travel time savings …
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Cities and the geographical deconcentration of scientific activity: A multilevel analysis of publications (1987–2007)
Grossetti, Michel; Eckert, Denis; Gingras, Yves; … - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 10, pp. 2219-2234
Most current scientific policies incorporate debates on cities and the geographic organisation of scientific activity. Research on ‘world cities’ develops the idea that interconnected agglomerations can better take advantage of international competition. Thus, the increasing...
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Measuring the Impact of Agglomeration on Productivity: Evidence from Chilean Retailers
Garate, Sergio; Pennington-Cross, Anthony - In: Urban Studies 51 (2014) 8, pp. 1653-1671
This research extends the agglomeration literature to a country that has not been studied and a market sector that has …
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