The Growth of U.S. Cities

Gilles Duranton

Revue d'économie régionale et urbaine, 2013, vol. décembre, issue 5, 857-876

Abstract: This paper reviews recent empirical research on the growth of US cities. Several key drivers of urban growth have been identified: roads, amenities, human capital, entrepreneurship and agglomeration effects, housing supply constraints, and industry shocks. The implications of these findings for local economic development policies are also discussed.

Keywords: agglomeration economies; amenities; land use; transportation; urbangrowth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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