| Summary: | This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of
institutional fragmentation and metropolitan coordination
on urban productivity in Latin American Cities. The use of
night-time lights satellite imagery and high resolution population
data allow us to use a definition of metropolitan area
based on the urban extents that result from the union
between the formally defined metropolitan areas and the
contiguous patches of urbanized areas with more than
500,000 inhabitants. Initial results suggest that the presence
of multiple local governments within metropolitan
areas generate opposite effects in urban productivity. On
the one hand, smaller governments tend to be more responsive
and efficient, which increases productivity. But, on the
other hand, multiple local governments face co-ordination
costs that result in lower productivity levels. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions. https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html
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