Cities in the developing world [1]

Read “Cities in the developing world” by Gharad Bryan, Ed Glaeser, and Nick Tsivanidis here [2].

By 2050, the world’s urban population is estimated to reach nearly seven billion, driven mainly by urbanisation in developing countries. Despite this growth, development economists have often chosen to focus on rural areas. In this VoxDevTalk, Ed Glaeser discusses a new paper that brings together research into urbanisation in the developing world. He argues that policymakers should not try to slow migration into cities, given the benefits of urbanisation that existing research has shown. These benefits include higher productivity and wages over the long-term.     

 

Standfirst: 
Should development economists focus more on analysis of cities?
Interviewee: 
edward.glaeser [3]
gharadbryan [4]
ntsivanidis [5]
Date Published: 
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Tags: 
cities [6]
urbanisation [7]
migration [8]
slums [9]
wages [10]
productivity [11]
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Topic: 
Infrastructure & Urbanisation [12]
Related Content: 
The spacial structure of cities in developing countries [13]
Making cities work in the developing world [14]
Five lessons for urban policy [15]
The equitable benefits of Colombia’s bus rapid transit system [16]
An agenda for urban access [17]
Audio File: 
Audio icon Cities in developing world.mp3 [18]
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