We analyze the efficiency of urbanization patterns in a dynamic model of endogenous urban growth with two sectors of … equilibrium, compared to the efficient urbanization path, if economic growth implies increasing aggregate emissions. If, on the … other hand, production becomes cleaner over time (`quality growth') the urbanization path approximates the efficient outcome …

A large literature documents the positive influence of a city's skill structure on its rate of economic growth. By … contrast, the effect of a city's age structure on its economic growth has been a hitherto largely neglected area of research … or seniors. The paper sets out the potential channels through which such differential growth may occur. Using data from a …

Purpose This paper aims to test three hypotheses in city growth literature documenting the poverty reduction observed … sample and the author's improved econometric methods allows one to better understand and measure how important income growth … is for poverty reduction, the patterns of agglomeration and population growth in all Brazilian cities. Design …

This paper investigates growth differences in the urban system of the EU12 for a data set relating to Functional Urban …

geography; iv) the theory of endogenous economic growth. Among the issues examined are specialization versus diversification of …, whether population growth should cause economic activity to become more or less concentrated in urban areas, and how resources …

Does agglomeration influence the growth capacity of cities? Would an excessive agglomeration diminish this capacity? In … the document the factors determining the growth of Spanish cities from 1981 to 2000 are examined. From recent theoretical … the large cities indicate that the initial conditions of 1981 effectively influence the capacity for growth of these …

Culture can now be used as an instrument for sustainable economic growth and developmental instrument of cities. By … reorganizing the socio-economic fiber of cities and using cultural activities for economic growth, we can drive these cities … remained in crises for 10 years. This paper examines the role of culture in overall economic growth sighting evidences from …

The objective of this paper is to investigate what factors influence the growth of main Indonesian port cities. The … Medan) for period 1993-2001. This research found that growth in port cities in Indonesia determine by both manufacturer …