cities
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Learning from the urban past
From infrastructure to institutional development, the histories of the world’s largest cities provide key lessons for those in developing economies
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Can women find trust in the market?
In markets in Lusaka where chiefs serve as arbiter of contract disputes, women are more likely to trust their male counterparts and to share and cooperate more
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Defining emerging market cities using lights at night
Satellite imagery of night-time city lights suggests that agglomeration is skill-biased in Brazil, China, and India, as it is in developed economies
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Do subways improve urban air quality?
Data from around the world show that a new subway system can improve air quality in highly polluted cities
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Technology rental and small firm productivity in urban Uganda
Rental markets for large machines between small firms allow them to achieve economies of scale, increasing mechanisation and aggregate productivity
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Cities in the developing world
Should development economists focus more on analysis of cities?
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Uncongested mobility in urban India
Variation in transportation performance is driven by uncongested mobility due to everyday road obstructions, not conventional traffic congestion
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In harm’s way? Climate change and road investment in Vietnam
Coastal favouritism in infrastructure investment has significant potential welfare costs in the context of projected rising sea levels
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The spacial structure of cities in developing countries
Ed Glaeser outlines key urban policy challenges in developing countries and the research needed to address them