Search Results - "Regional science and urban economics"

Population density and urban air quality by Borck, Rainald, Schrauth, Philipp

“…We use panel data from Germany to analyze the effect of population density on urban air pollution (nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, ozone, and an aggregate…”
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Strategic interaction in political competition: Evidence from spatial effects across Chinese cities by Yu, Jihai, Zhou, Li-An, Zhu, Guozhong

“…Promotion of local leaders in China is decided by their upper-level governments which evaluate their performance based largely on local economic growth. Such a…”
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Gentrification and residential mobility in Philadelphia by Ding, Lei, Hwang, Jackelyn, Divringi, Eileen

“…Gentrification has provoked considerable controversy surrounding its effects on residential displacement. Using a unique individual-level, longitudinal data…”
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Incentives for China's urban mayors to mitigate pollution externalities: The role of the central government and public environmentalism by Zheng, Siqi, Kahn, Matthew E, Sun, Weizeng, Luo, Danglun

“…China's extremely high levels of urban air, water and greenhouse gas emission levels pose local and global environmental challenges. China's urban leaders have…”
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High-speed railways and collaborative innovation by Hanley, Douglas, Li, Jiancheng, Wu, Mingqin

“…This paper investigates the impact of infrastructure on innovation collaboration between enterprises in different locations using the introduction of…”
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Rural-urban migration in developing countries: Lessons from the literature by Selod, Harris, Shilpi, Forhad

“…This paper reviews the recent literature on rural-urban migration in developing countries, focusing on three key questions: What motivates or forces people to…”
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The Geography of Remote Work by Althoff, Lukas, Eckert, Fabian, Ganapati, Sharat, Walsh, Conor

“…High-income business service workers dominate the economies of major US cities, and their spending supports many local consumer service jobs. As a result,…”
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Spatial-difference-in-differences models for impact of new mass rapid transit line on private housing values by Diao, Mi, Leonard, Delon, Sing, Tien Foo

“…This study uses the opening of the new Circle Line (CCL) in Singapore as a natural experiment to test the effects of urban rail transit networks on non-landed…”
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The long-run effects of the 1930s HOLC “redlining” maps on place-based measures of economic opportunity and socioeconomic success by Aaronson, Daniel, Faber, Jacob, Hartley, Daniel, Mazumder, Bhashkar, Sharkey, Patrick

“…We estimate the long-run effects of the 1930s Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) redlining maps on census tract-level measures of socioeconomic status and…”
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Effects of EU Regional Policy: 1989-2013 by Becker, Sascha O., Egger, Peter H., von Ehrlich, Maximilian

“…This paper analyzes the regional effects of EU Regional Policy during four programming periods: 1989-1993, 1994-1999, 2000-2006, 2007-2013. In particular, the…”
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Self-driving cars will change cities by Zakharenko, Roman

“…The effects of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on urban forms are modeled, calibrated, and analyzed. Vehicles are used for commute between peripheral home and…”
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Regional economic impacts of the shale gas and tight oil boom: A synthetic control analysis by Munasib, Abdul, Rickman, Dan S.

“…The dramatic increase in oil and gas production from shale formations has led to an intense interest in its impact on local area economies. Exploration,…”
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A new method for dealing simultaneously with spatial autocorrelation and spatial heterogeneity in regression models by Geniaux, Ghislain, Martinetti, Davide

“…Although spatial heterogeneity and spatial dependence are two cornerstones of spatial econometrics, models and methods for dealing at the same time with both…”
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Evaluating conditions in major Chinese housing markets by Wu, Jing, Gyourko, Joseph, Deng, Yongheng

“…High and rising prices in Chinese housing markets have attracted global attention. Price-to-rent ratios in Beijing and seven other large markets across the…”
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A spatial difference-in-differences analysis of the impact of sugarcane production on respiratory diseases by Chagas, André L.S., Azzoni, Carlos R., Almeida, Alexandre N.

“…Sugarcane production represents around 10% of the agricultural area and 1% of GDP in Brazil, and has grown substantially in recent years. The traditional…”
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“Ghost cities” versus boom towns: Do China's high-speed rail new towns thrive? by Dong, Lei, Du, Rui, Kahn, Matthew, Ratti, Carlo, Zheng, Siqi

“…In China, local governments often build “new towns” far from the city center but close to new high-speed rail (HSR) stations. While some HSR new towns…”
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Reviews and price on online platforms: Evidence from sentiment analysis of Airbnb reviews in Boston by Lawani, Abdelaziz, Reed, Michael R., Mark, Tyler, Zheng, Yuqing

“…There is a growing interest in deriving value from user-generated comments and reviews online. For businesses and consumers using online platforms, the reviews…”
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Comparing cities in developed and developing countries: Population, land area, building height and crowding by Jedwab, Remi, Loungani, Prakash, Yezer, Anthony

“…Historically, richer countries have had larger cities than poorer countries. Today, urban giants are no longer concentrated in rich countries. However, there…”
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The impact of Airbnb on residential property values and rents: Evidence from Portugal by Franco, Sofia F., Santos, Carlos Daniel

“…This article quantifies the impact of Airbnb’s short-term rentals on housing affordability in Portugal. We find that on average a 1pp increase in a…”
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Immigration and election outcomes — Evidence from city districts in Hamburg by Otto, Alkis Henri, Steinhardt, Max Friedrich

“…This paper provides new evidence on the effect of immigration on local election outcomes. Our analysis makes use of data on city districts in Hamburg, Germany,…”
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