Publication: Jobs and Land Use within Cities: A Survey of Theory, Evidence, and Policy
| dc.contributor.author | Grover Goswami, Arti | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lall, Somik V. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-01T20:28:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-02-01T20:28:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Over the last century, the urban spatial structure of cities has transformed dramatically from a traditional monocentric configuration to varying forms of decentralized organization. This paper reviews theory and empirical evidence to understand the urban morphology of jobs and land use within a city. Our survey highlights four broad insights: (i) The evolution of monocentric to polycentric centers have been accompanied by structural changes within the city. (ii) The internal geography of a city is an outcome of the trade-off between the pull from agglomeration economies and the push from congestion. (iii) The presence of externalities implies that the equilibrium spatial organization achieved by profit-maximizing firms may not necessarily be optimal. This justifies the role of public policy in addressing associated market failures. (iv) The productive edge and competitiveness of a city can be enhanced by introducing policies that increase the overall connectivity to take advantage of economic opportunities across the metropolitan area. The survey also puts together a wide range of policy instruments useful in closing the gap between equilibrium urban spatial structures and the optimal outcome. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | World Bank Research Observer | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/35083 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1564-6971 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/35083 | |
| dc.publisher | Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | World Bank Research Observer | |
| dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo | |
| dc.subject | AGGLOMERATION ECONOMICS | |
| dc.subject | SPATIAL ECONOMICS | |
| dc.subject | MONOCENTRIC | |
| dc.subject | POLYCENTRIC | |
| dc.subject | LAND USE REGULATION | |
| dc.subject | URBAN LAND | |
| dc.subject | ROADS | |
| dc.subject | CONGESTION | |
| dc.title | Jobs and Land Use within Cities | en |
| dc.title.subtitle | A Survey of Theory, Evidence, and Policy | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en |
| dc.type | Article de journal | fr |
| dc.type | ArtÃculo de revista | es |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| okr.date.disclosure | 2021-02-01 | |
| okr.date.doiregistration | 2025-05-06T11:29:30.098336Z | |
| okr.doctype | Publications & Research | |
| okr.doctype | Publications & Research::Journal Article | |
| okr.identifier.doi | 10.1093/wbro/lkz004 | |
| okr.journal.nbpages | 198-238 | |
| okr.language.supported | en | |
| okr.peerreview | Academic Peer Review | |
| okr.topic | Communities and Human Settlements::Land Use and Policies | |
| okr.topic | Macroeconomics and Economic Growth::Spatial and Local Economic Development | |
| okr.topic | Urban Development::Municipal Housing and Land | |
| okr.topic | Urban Development::Urban Economic Development | |
| okr.topic | Transport::Transport Economics Policy and Planning | |
| okr.topic | Urban Development::Transport in Urban Areas | |
| okr.volume | 34(2) | |
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