This paper reviews the evidence about the effects of urbanization and cities on productivity
and economic growth in developing countries using a consistent theoretical framework. As …

Spatial wage disparities can result from spatial differences in the skill composition of the
workforce, in non-human endowments, and in local interactions. To distinguish between …

This essay provides an overview of the role of infrastructure on economic geography in the
light of both theoretical and empirical findings. Two main lessons stand out. First …

This paper uses 2000 Census data to estimate the relationship of agglomeration and
proximity to human capital to wages. The paper takes a geographic approach, and focuses …

We analyze empirically the impact of urban agglomeration on Italian wages. Using micro-
data from the Bank of Italy's Survey of Household Income and Wealth for the years 1995 …

Urban policy interventions in developing countries often have two objectives. The first is to
make cities “work better” by improving the provision of local public goods, from sewerage to …

State preferences for higher education spending: a panel data analysis, 1977-2001/Michael
J. Rizzo--Do tenured and tenure-track faculty matter?/Ronald G. Ehrenberg and Liang …

Housing markets have been established as fundamental to understanding business cycles,
financial market stability, labor mobility, household wealth, individual portfolio allocation …

This paper establishes the existence of a previously overlooked relationship between
agglomeration and hours worked. Among nonprofessionals, hours worked decrease with …

There is considerable variation in the skill composition of employment across cities and
regions. The way how skill compositions evolve over time sheds light on the strength of …