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Land Use Policy and Employment Growth- Evidence from China

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2022
This paper examines the causal effect of land use policy on employment growth in Chinese cities. We find that a stricter Floor Area Ratio Regulation (FARR) leads to a reduction in employment growth in Chinese citiesa one standard deviation reduction in ...
Qiao Wang   +3 more
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Cities in Bad Shape: Urban Geometry in India

open access: yesThe American Economic Review, 2020
The spatial layout of cities is an important feature of urban form, highlighted by urban planners but overlooked by economists. This paper investigates the causal economic implications of city shape in India.
Mariaflavia Harari
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The Option Value of Vacant Land: Don't Build when Demand for Housing Is Booming

open access: yesSocial Science Research Network, 2021
Urban structures and urban growth rates are highly persistent. This has far-reaching implications for the optimal size and timing of new construction. We prove that rational developers postpone construction not because prospects are gloomy, but because ...
Rutger-Jan Lange, C. Teulings
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Highway to Success: The Impact of the Golden Quadrilateral Project for the Location and Performance of Indian Manufacturing

open access: yes, 2014
We investigate the impact of transportation infrastructure on the organization and effi ciency of manufacturing activity. The Golden Quadrangle (GQ) project upgraded a central highway network in India. Manufacturing activity grew disproportionately along
Syed Ejaz Ghani, A. G. Goswami, W. Kerr
semanticscholar   +1 more source

TRENDS AND DETERMINANTS OF THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES: EVIDENCE FROM INDONESIAN MANUFACTURING

open access: yes, 2017
The paper analyzes the trends and determinant factors vis-a-vis spatial distribution in Indonesian manufacturing during the period of 1990–2010. There is a long-term increasing trend of regional specialization driven by core regions within Java and by ...
Khoirunurrofik Khoirunurrofik
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Teardowns and Demolitions in Chicago, 2000–2014: A Conditionally Parametric Approach

open access: yesRevue économique, 2017
Conditionally parametric (CPAR) Probit models are used to estimate the probability that a demolition permit was issued for residential properties in Chicago for 2000?2014.?The approach has significant advantages when analyzing demolition permits because ...
D. McMillen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustentabilidade dos sistemas de uso da terra praticados no assentamento agroextrativista do Anauerapucu-AP

open access: yes, 2017
This article resulted from a research that aimed to analyze the sustainability of land use systems in the agro-extractive settlement of Anauerapucu, in the Brazilian Northern State of Amapa.
Irenildo Costa da Silva   +1 more
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