Ed Glaeser outlines key urban policy challenges in developing countries and the research needed to address them

The expansion of transport networks in the 19th century substantially impacted the subsequent economic growth and population distribution in the city

Analysing night-light intensity provides a complementary, alternative analysis of the intensity of economic activity in areas around urban markets

New bridges generated a 19% internal rate of return by mitigating the loss of wage income due to floods and inducing spillovers on farm productivity

Demining in Mozambique had a significant impact on the economy due to large positive spillovers

Rural insurance networks in India incentivise adult males to remain in villages, contributing to the country’s low rural-to-urban migration rates

Congestion pricing is not as effective in reducing travel times as one might presume

Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned.

Slum tenants face higher rents and lower investments when their landlord and chief share ethnicity, while gaining when their chief is a co-ethnic