Why people like living in cities: a new measure of the quality of life

Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth and Tobias Seidel

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Abstract: People like to live in certain places, even when higher wages are on offer elsewhere. Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Fabian Bald, Duncan Roth and Tobias Seidel show that once people's preferences are considered, big cities offer a higher quality of life than previously thought.

Keywords: cities; public employment; local multipliers; relocation; creative industries; policy evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-06-20
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