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Determinants of urbanization
Hofman, Anett; Wan, Guangha - 2013
People's Republic of China, a good understanding is needed of what drives aggregate urbanization trends. Yet, previous …In light of the United Nations' (UN) latest urbanization projections, par- ticularly with respect to India and the … Urbanization Prospects, we use an instrumental variables approach to identify and analyze key urbanization determinants. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781149
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What makes cities bigger and richer? : new evidence from 1990 - 2000 in the US
González-Val, Rafael - 2011
This paper analyses the determinants of growth of American cities, understood as growth of the population or of per capita income, from 1990 to 2000. This empirical analysis uses data from all cities with more than 25,000 inhabitants in the year 2000 (1154 cities). The results show that while a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011548599
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Growth, foreign direct investment and urban concentrations: unbundling spatial lags
Poelhekke, Steven; van der Ploeg, Frederick - 2008
Cross-country regressions suggest that urbanization and FDI are important drivers of growth. However, it is not clear …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276225
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Local Government Taxes and Long-Run Economic Growth in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Stansel, Dean; Swaleheen, Mushfiq - 2008
This paper explores the factors that contribute to long-run economic growth in U.S. metropolitan areas, with particular attention given to government finance variables. Unlike previous work that examines only a sub-sample of the largest areas, this paper uses a new comprehensive data set for all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014212102
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Postwar trends in metropolitan employment growth : decentralization and deconcentration
Carlino, Gerald A.; Chatterjee, Satyajit - 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001418358
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Causes of urban sprawl in the United States : auto reliance as compared to natural evolution, flight from blight, and local revenue reliance
Wassmer, Robert W. - In: Journal of policy analysis and management : the journal … 27 (2008) 3, pp. 536-555
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003845624
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The Fiscal Impacts of Urban Sprawl : Evidence from U.S. County Areas
Goodman, Christopher B. - 2017
This paper examines the fiscal impacts of urban development patterns in the United States. Previous studies have indicated that low-density, spatially expansive development patterns are costly to provide public services leading to higher per capita expenditures. However, theory would suggest...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975699
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Did railroads induce or follow economic growth? : Urbanization and population growth in the American Midwest, 1850-60
Atack, Jeremy; Bateman, Fred; Haines, Michael R.; … - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003832407
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Growth, foreign direct investment and urban concentrations : unbundling spatial lags
Poelhekke, Steven (contributor);  … - 2008
Cross-country regressions suggest that urbanization and FDI are important drivers of growth. However, it is not clear … for the sample of OECD countries. -- Growth ; foreign investment ; cities ; urbanization ; primacy ; spatial lags …
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