Growing through Cities in Developing Countries
This paper examines the effects of urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of agglomeration economies, both static and dynamic. It then argues that more productive jobs in citi...
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okr-10986-177342021-04-23T14:03:40Z Growing through Cities in Developing Countries Duranton, Gilles ACCESSIBILITY AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES CITIES CITY POPULATION CITY PRODUCTIVITY CITY SIZE CITY TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISPLACEMENT DIVISION OF LABOR DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CENTRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXTERNALITIES HIGHWAY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL LAND INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INNOVATIVE CITIES INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS JOB CREATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LARGE CITIES LOCATION DECISIONS MARKET FAILURES METROPOLITAN AREAS MINIMUM WAGE MOBILITY NEIGHBORHOODS NOMINAL WAGES OLDER WORKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC SUBSIDIES QUALITY OF LIFE RAIL RAIL LINES RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAYS REAL WAGES RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND RISK SHARING ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS SERVICE SECTORS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS SQUATTERS STREET VENDORS SUBURBS SUPPLIERS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN URBAN AFFAIRS URBAN AGGLOMERATION URBAN AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES URBAN CROWDING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMICS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN GOVERNANCE URBAN GROWTH URBAN LABOR URBAN LAND URBAN LIFE URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN SYSTEMS URBAN WORKERS URBANIZATION WAGES WORKER PRODUCTIVITY YOUNG WORKERS This paper examines the effects of urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of agglomeration economies, both static and dynamic. It then argues that more productive jobs in cities do not exist in a void and underscores the importance of job and firm dynamics. In turn, these dynamics are shaped by the broader characteristics of urban systems. A number of conclusions are drawn. First, agglomeration effects are quantitatively important and pervasive. Second, the productive advantage of large cities is constantly eroded and must be sustained by new job creation and innovation. Third, this process of creative destruction in cities, which is fundamental for aggregate growth, is determined in part by the characteristics of urban systems and broader institutional features. The paper highlights important differences between developing countries and more advanced economies. A major challenge for developing countries is to reinforce the role of their urban systems as drivers of economic growth. 2014-04-10T20:23:37Z 2014-04-10T20:23:37Z 2014-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19303506/growing-through-cities-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17734 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6818 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ACCESSIBILITY AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES CITIES CITY POPULATION CITY PRODUCTIVITY CITY SIZE CITY TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISPLACEMENT DIVISION OF LABOR DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CENTRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXTERNALITIES HIGHWAY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL LAND INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INNOVATIVE CITIES INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS JOB CREATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LARGE CITIES LOCATION DECISIONS MARKET FAILURES METROPOLITAN AREAS MINIMUM WAGE MOBILITY NEIGHBORHOODS NOMINAL WAGES OLDER WORKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC SUBSIDIES QUALITY OF LIFE RAIL RAIL LINES RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAYS REAL WAGES RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND RISK SHARING ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS SERVICE SECTORS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS SQUATTERS STREET VENDORS SUBURBS SUPPLIERS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN URBAN AFFAIRS URBAN AGGLOMERATION URBAN AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES URBAN CROWDING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMICS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN GOVERNANCE URBAN GROWTH URBAN LABOR URBAN LAND URBAN LIFE URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN SYSTEMS URBAN WORKERS URBANIZATION WAGES WORKER PRODUCTIVITY YOUNG WORKERS |
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ACCESSIBILITY AGGLOMERATION BENEFITS AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES CITIES CITY POPULATION CITY PRODUCTIVITY CITY SIZE CITY TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISPLACEMENT DIVISION OF LABOR DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CENTRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXTERNALITIES HIGHWAY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMAL LAND INNOVATION INNOVATIONS INNOVATIVE CITIES INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS JOB CREATION LABOR LAWS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR MOBILITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LABOR SUPPLY LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LARGE CITIES LOCATION DECISIONS MARKET FAILURES METROPOLITAN AREAS MINIMUM WAGE MOBILITY NEIGHBORHOODS NOMINAL WAGES OLDER WORKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLLUTION PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC SUBSIDIES QUALITY OF LIFE RAIL RAIL LINES RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY LINES RAILWAYS REAL WAGES RENTS RESIDENTIAL LAND RISK SHARING ROAD ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROADS SERVICE SECTORS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS SQUATTER SETTLEMENTS SQUATTERS STREET VENDORS SUBURBS SUPPLIERS TAX TAX EXEMPTIONS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS TRUE UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN URBAN AFFAIRS URBAN AGGLOMERATION URBAN AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES URBAN CROWDING URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN ECONOMICS URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN GOVERNANCE URBAN GROWTH URBAN LABOR URBAN LAND URBAN LIFE URBAN POPULATION URBAN POPULATION GROWTH URBAN SYSTEMS URBAN WORKERS URBANIZATION WAGES WORKER PRODUCTIVITY YOUNG WORKERS Duranton, Gilles Growing through Cities in Developing Countries |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6818 |
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This paper examines the effects of
urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a
labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of
agglomeration economies, both static and dynamic. It then
argues that more productive jobs in cities do not exist in a
void and underscores the importance of job and firm
dynamics. In turn, these dynamics are shaped by the broader
characteristics of urban systems. A number of conclusions
are drawn. First, agglomeration effects are quantitatively
important and pervasive. Second, the productive advantage of
large cities is constantly eroded and must be sustained by
new job creation and innovation. Third, this process of
creative destruction in cities, which is fundamental for
aggregate growth, is determined in part by the
characteristics of urban systems and broader institutional
features. The paper highlights important differences between
developing countries and more advanced economies. A major
challenge for developing countries is to reinforce the role
of their urban systems as drivers of economic growth. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Duranton, Gilles |
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Duranton, Gilles |
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Duranton, Gilles |
| title |
Growing through Cities in Developing Countries |
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Growing through Cities in Developing Countries |
| title_full |
Growing through Cities in Developing Countries |
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Growing through Cities in Developing Countries |
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Growing through Cities in Developing Countries |
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growing through cities in developing countries |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19303506/growing-through-cities-developing-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17734 |
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