This paper seeks to better understand the persistent environmental problems in urbanizing economies. We examine the effectiveness of environmental policy in an economy with agglomeration economies and endogenous firm relocation and entry/exit. We show that, although environmental regulation is...

The purpose of the paper is to provide the ranking of Central and Eastern European cities, based on various elements of cities' smart performance. Our analysis enables the evaluation of social, economic and environmental aspects of urban life that represent the determinants of cities'...