This chapter surveys recent developments in agglomeration theory within a unifying
framework. We highlight how locational fundamentals, agglomeration economies, the spatial …

This paper reviews recent research on geography and trade. One of the key empirical
findings over the last decade has been the role of geography in shaping the distributional …

This paper documents and explains the striking rise in the college share near city centers
since 2000. We show that this urban revival is driven by younger college graduates in larger …

Density boosts productivity and innovation, improves access to goods and services, reduces
typical travel distances, encourages energy efficient construction and transport, and allows …

We explore the impact of rising incomes at the top of the distribution on spatial sorting
patterns within large US cities. We develop and quantify a spatial model of a city with …

This paper synthesises the state of knowledge on the economic effects of density. We
consider 347 estimates of density elasticities of a broad range of outcomes ranging from …

Spatial economics aims to explain why there are peaks and troughs in the spatial
distribution of wealth and people, from the international and regional to the urban and local …

Many development policies, such as placement of infrastructure or local economic
development schemes, are “place-based.” Such policies are generally intended to stimulate …

This paper examines the effects of urbanization on development and growth. It begins with a
labor market perspective and emphasizes the importance of agglomeration economies, both …

This article uses detailed barcode data on purchase transactions by households in 49 US
cities to calculate the first theoretically founded urban price index. In doing so, we overcome …