Metropolitan structures

Arbeitspapier

How does the structure of metropolitan areas a ect urbanization and welfare? Using the development of urban sub-centers in France in the 1970s, I study the short- and long-term e ects of urban structural changes. To retrieve within metropolitan area e ects, I exploit the fact that out of 11 planned subcenters, only 9 have actually been developed. Using local population data between 1926 and 2015, I observe a polarization of growth in favor of sub-centers. As local gains might be o set by losses elsewhere, I develop a general equilibrium model to investigate global e ects. Overall, the observed shift towards polycentric metropolitan structures leads to an increased urbanization (by about 900,000 inhabitants in 2015) and a 0.7% national welfare growth.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: KOF Working Papers ; No. 473

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes ; General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies ; Regional Development Planning and Policy
• Thema: Metropolitan areas ; urbanization ; structure ; growth ; mobility

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Loumeau, Gabriel
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
• (wo): Zurich
• (wann): 2020

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.3929/ethz-b-000401648
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/235087
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:45 MEZ