Since the late 1980s there has been considerable interest in the intrametropolitan location of
economic activity. A growing number of studies examine in detail the spatial structure of …

Urban poverty and unemployment remain concentrated among African Americans residing
in core areas, and jobs continue to decentralize. Porter argues that inner cities have …

Two significant trends have occurred in urban areas across the US during recent decades:
immigration and the decentralisation of employment. While each trend has been …

► Population densities are far lower in the US than in countries with high speed rail
networks.► Most US office space is decentralised, not in down-towns.► Most business …

This paper examines the effects of a randomized housing-voucher program on individual
economic outcomes. Public housing residents who are offered relocation counseling …

This paper examines the location and growth of creative industries within metropolitan
areas. In recent years, the creative industries have been increasingly sought after as …

This paper examines the effect of space and race/ethnicity on labour force participation
outcomes among minority and immigrant youth in the Los Angeles metropolitan areas. This …

This paper is the first step toward a broad research agenda that will define possible ways of
measuring urban sprawl in US metropolitan areas, test the notion that fiscal choices by local …

The 1990s were heralded as a comeback decade for America's central cities, but it is now
clear that their experiences varied widely during this purported renaissance. In this article …

This paper begins with a short background on what economics can offer to the debate over
urban sprawl. This economic perspective is then compared to definitions of sprawl found in …