The effects of inequality on economic growth depend on several factors. On one hand, they depend on the time horizon considered, on the initial level of income and on its initial distribution. But, on the other hand, as growth and inequality are also uneven across space, it also seems relevant...

The impact of income inequality on economic growth is dependent on several factors, including the time horizon considered, the initial level of income and its initial distribution. Yet, as growth and inequality are also uneven across space, it is also pertinent to consider the effects of the...

Optimal City Size Theory has been superseded by new paradigms, such as the supply-oriented dynamic approach or the city network. Nevertheless, several aspects remain to be considered. First, the quality of life concept, which in many models enters into utility functions of households, can be...

Today more than half of the 7 billion inhabitants of the planet live in urban areas, with this share expected to keep rising. Whereas in developed countries urbanisation has been a long and slow process, in developing countries this process is now characterised by a really fast pace and a high...

Cómo podemos relacionar el desempeño de las empresas en términos de eficiencia con la actual situación de crisis económica? Puesto que el crecimiento económico y el bienestar general no dejan de ser resultado del buen desempeño de los agentes productivos de una economía, analizando como...

Qué es lo que entendemos por desarrollo? Es el desarrollo un concepto homogéneo? Deben seguir todos las sociedades el mismo patrón de desarrollo? Este artículo pretende desafiar el concepto tradicional del desarrollo y reforzar la idea de que el desarrollo de depende de las prioridades...