We study the impact of widespread adoption of work-from-home (WFH) technology using an
equilibrium model where people choose where to live, how to allocate their time between …

Using newly constructed spatially disaggregated data for London from 1801 to 1921, we
show that the invention of the steam railway led to the first large-scale separation of …

A wide array of local government regulations influences the amount, location, and shape of
residential development. In this chapter, we review the literature on the causes and effects of …

We provide an integrated treatment of the theoretical literature on urban land use inspired by
the monocentric model, including extensions that deal with multiple endogenous business …

Little is known about the extent and forces of path dependence in developing countries.
Colonial era railway construction in Kenya provides a natural experiment to study the …

This article reviews recent literature using insights from history to answer central questions
in urban economics. This area of research has seen rapid growth in the past decade, thanks …

This paper studies the impact of railroads on 150 years of urban growth in Sweden,
identifying the short-and long-term effects of a first wave of railroad construction. Difference …

How do geographically concentrated income shocks influence the long-run spatial
distribution of poverty within a city? We examine the impact on housing prices of a cholera …

Why are the east sides of formerly industrial cities more deprived? To answer this question,
we use individual-level census data and create historical pollution patterns derived from the …

We present theory and evidence highlighting the role of natural amenities in neighbourhood
dynamics, suburbanization, and variation across cities in the persistence of the spatial …