How urban spatial expansion influences CO2 emissions in Latin American countries
R Van der Borght, MP Barbera - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
The way urban development will be shaped during the next decade will have a decisive
impact on our ability to limit global temperature increase. The goal of this paper is to develop …
impact on our ability to limit global temperature increase. The goal of this paper is to develop …
Delineating urban areas using building density
We develop a new dartboard methodology to delineate urban areas using detailed
information about building location, which we implement using a map of all buildings in …
information about building location, which we implement using a map of all buildings in …
Happiness, life satisfaction, and the greenness of urban surroundings
Cities' environmental factors are pivotal for the quality of life of the population, and green
space is increasingly recognized as a significant environmental factor in this regard. In this …
space is increasingly recognized as a significant environmental factor in this regard. In this …
Explaining spatial variations in productivity: evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
L Quintero, M Roberts - World Bank Policy Research Working …, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
There is a large and extensive literature examining the strength of agglomeration economies
and, more generally, the determinants of spatial variations in productivity for developed …
and, more generally, the determinants of spatial variations in productivity for developed …
Commuting times and the mobilisation of skills in emergent cities
Labour mobility within a large city or metropolitan area is a necessary condition for the
optimal exploitation of agglomeration economies. We propose a method to establish which …
optimal exploitation of agglomeration economies. We propose a method to establish which …
Cities of workers, children or seniors? Stylized facts and possible implications for growth in a global sample of cities
A large literature documents how cities vary in their skill structure and how this has
implications for their economic growth. By contrast, how cities vary in their age structure and …
implications for their economic growth. By contrast, how cities vary in their age structure and …
In search of better opportunities: Sorting and agglomeration effects among young college graduates in Colombia
We study the sorting of workers that leads to differences in skills across cities of different
sizes upon labor market entry. Using administrative data of young college graduates in …
sizes upon labor market entry. Using administrative data of young college graduates in …
[图书][B] Territorial Productivity Differences and Dynamics within Latin American Countries
O D'Aoust, V Galdo, E Ianchovichina - 2023 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Territorial differences in labor earnings are expected to diminish with economic
development as barriers to capital mobility decline and technology diffuses within countries …
development as barriers to capital mobility decline and technology diffuses within countries …
Cities and productivity: Evidence from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries
LE Quintero, M Roberts - Journal of Urban Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper explores the roles of agglomeration economies and human capital externalities
in accounting for productivity variations across sub-national areas in 16 Latin American and …
in accounting for productivity variations across sub-national areas in 16 Latin American and …