-disaster development assistance to Haiti. We find that the effects of matching new seasonal agricultural jobs in the US with Haitian … and the potential for policies of this kind to complement more traditional forms of development and humanitarian …

-disaster development assistance to Haiti. We find that the effects of matching new seasonal agricultural jobs in the US with Haitian … and the potential for policies of this kind to complement more traditional forms of development and humanitarian …

that economic development programs to increase metropolitan job growth will have a progressive effect if the cost per job … created is low, and these costs are financed by personal taxes. But economic development programs with a high cost per job …

The federal government should focus its policies towards economic development on areas in which the federal government … has some unique advantages. Federal policy should: (1) discourage financial subsidies to specific large firms by state and … local governments; (2) expand the federal role in economic development services in which national action has some special …

near metro stations (transitoriented development) or in the city center. Moreover, the metro and transit …-oriented development are complementary-their joint effect on incomes, prices, and welfare is greater than the combined effect of the two …

near metro stations (transitoriented development) or in the city center. Moreover, the metro and transit …-oriented development are complementary-their joint effect on incomes, prices, and welfare is greater than the combined effect of the two …

, this paper summarizes research findings on the relationship between urbanization, urban-rural inequality, and poverty, and … provides further empirical evidence on the role of urbanization and government policies in urban poverty. Several conclusions … markets play an important role in this effect. Second, urbanization is positively correlated with urban poverty. This can be …

inhabitants. The focus of this paper is on the role of poverty in the impact of floods on households, focusing on both direct …