The Economics of Place-Making Policies

Glaeser, Edward L.; Gottlieb, Joshua D.

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“…Our paper contributes to the large international literature studying the e¤ect of place-based policy, comprehensively reviewed by the recent papers of Glaeser and Gottlieb (2008), Kline and Moretti (2014a), and Neumark and Simpson (2015). In developed countries, place-based policies often target the development of lagging regions.…”

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Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities

2013

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We study the effect of place-based industrial policy on economic development, focusing on the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China. We use data from a panel of Chinese (prefecture-level) cities from 1988 to 2010. Our difference-in-difference estimation exploits the variation in the establishment of SEZ across time and space. We find that the establishment of a state-level SEZ is associated with an increase in the level of GDP of about 20 %. This finding is confirmed with alternative specifications and in a sub-sample of inland provinces, where the selection of cities to host the zones was based on administrative criteria. The main channel is a positive effect on physical capital accumulation, although SEZ also have a positive effect on total factor productivity and human capital investments. We also investigate whether there are spillover effects of SEZ on neighboring regions or cities further away. We find positive and often significant spillover effects. AbstractWe study the e¤ect of place-based industrial policy on economic development, focusing on the establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China. We use data from a panel of Chinese (prefecture-level) cities from 1988 to 2010. Our di¤erence-in-di¤erence estimation exploits the variation in the establishment of SEZ across time and space. We …nd that the establishment of a state-level SEZ is associated with an increase in the level of GDP of about 20%. This …nding is con…rmed with alternative speci…cations and in a sub-sample of inland provinces, where the selection of cities to host the zones was based on administrative criteria. The main channel is a positive e¤ect on physical capital accumulation, although SEZ also have a positive e¤ect on total factor productivity and human capital investments. We also investigate whether there are spillover e¤ects of SEZ on neighboring regions or cities further away. We …nd positive and often signi…cant spillover e¤ects.JEL Codes. H72, L52, O25, O38, O53, P21, R11.

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Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities

2013

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“…Across metropolitan areas, density is strongly correlated with incomes and productivity (Ciccone and Hall, 1996). Glaeser and Gottlieb (2008) found that, on average, as density doubles, productivity rises by 3 percent, holding individual characteristics constant. I found the same effect for population size, when both population and density are included in the regression.…”

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Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership

Glaeser¹

2011

SSRN Journal

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“…1 Asimismo, los individuos también se localizan en los lugares que ofrecen mayor variedad de consumo (Glaeser, 1999;Glaeser y Mare, 2001), amenidades urbanas (Dalmazzo y Blasio, 2007;Shapiro, 2006), un ambiente de tolerancia y diversidad (Boschma y Fritsch, 2009;Florida, 2002aFlorida, , 2002b y mayores redes de contactos (Hellerstein et al, 2008;Topa, 2001), entre otros aspectos.…”

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Desigualdad espacial de ingresos en Chile y su relación con la concentración de capital humano

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2015

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RESUMENLa desigualdad espacial de ingresos en los países de América Latina es un tema que ha despertado un reciente interés académico. En particular, Chile se destaca mundialmente por sus elevadas tasas de desigualdad espacial e individual. En este artículo se analiza la desigualdad espacial de ingresos en Chile durante 1992-2011 evaluando el papel de la localización espacial del capital humano (o spatial labor sorting). Los resultados confirman que el capital humano no se distribuye aleatoriamente en el espacio sino que su concentración en los grandes centros urbanos afecta significativamente en la desigualdad de ingresos entre comunas. Estos resultados motivan al análisis sobre la dimensión espacial de la desigualdad de ingresos y sugiere políticas de equidad espacial orientadas a reducir la concentración espacial de capital humano avanzado. ABSTRACTThe spatial income inequality in Latin American countries is a recent academic affair. Particularly, the case of Chile highlights around the world because it has one of the highest individual and spatial inequality rates. This article analyzes the spatial income inequality in Chile during 1992-2011 evaluating the role of the spatial labor sorting through multilevel models. The findings show that human capital doesn't allocate randomly across the space, but its spatial concentration at the biggest urban centers impacts significantly the income inequality between counties. These findings motivate the discussion about spatial dimension of the inequality and suggest that policymakers should consider ways to spread human capital throughout the nation as an alternative to reduce spatial inequality.

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The Economics of Place-Making Policies

Cited by 215 publications

References 56 publications

Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities

Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities

Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership

Desigualdad espacial de ingresos en Chile y su relación con la concentración de capital humano

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