Vernon Henderson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5868367 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vernon Henderson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vernon |
| FAMILY NAME | Henderson |
| SIGNATURE | HENDERSON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 551 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
A Bright Idea for Measuring Economic Growth
The quantity of human-generated light visible from outer space reflects variation in both population density and income per capita. In this paper we explore the usefulness of the change in visible light as a measure of GDP growth. We discuss the data, and then present a statistical framework that uses lights growth to augment existing income growth measures, assuming that measurement errors in the two series are uncorrelated. For some countries w…
The Urbanization Process and Economic Growth
Urban evolution in the USA
On a sustained basis, cities are of non-uniform relative sizes. This paper addresses three basic issues which arise from this simple observation by examining the size distribution of US cities over the period 1900–1990. First, we explore the reasons why there is a wide distribution of city sizes. Second, we characterize the evolution of the size distribution of cities, documenting growth in sizes and numbers of cities. We ask whether the relative…
Urbanization in Developing Countries
The rapid urbanization in many developing countries over the past half century seems to have been accompanied by excessively high levels of concentration of the urban population in very large cities. Some degree of urban concentration may be desirable initially to reduce inter‐ and intraregional infrastructure expenditures. But in a mature system of cities, economic activity is more spread out. Standardized manufacturing production tends to be de…
Scale Externalities in Korea
Political Economy of City Sizes and Formation
Effects of Air Quality Regulations on Polluting Industries
This paper examines unintended effects of air quality regulation, using plant data for 1963–92. A key regulatory tool since 1978 is the annual designation of county air quality attainment status. Nonattainment status triggers specific equipment requirements, with the severity and enforcement of regulations rising with plant size. The differential in regulation favors attainment areas, reducing births for polluting industries in nonattainment area…
A Theory of Urban Growth
In an economy experiencing endogenous economic growth and exogenous population growth, we explore two main themes: how urbanization affects efficiency of the growth process and how growth affects patterns of urbanization. Localized information spillovers promote agglomeration and human capital accumulation and fosters endogenous growth. Individual city sizes grow with local human capital accumulation and knowledge spillovers; and city with empiri…
Medium size cities
Externalities and Industrial Development
The new urban landscape
Industrial Development in Cities
This paper uses data for eight manufacturing industries to test for and characterize dynamic production externalities in cities. The authors find evidence of both Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) externalities, which are associated with past own industry employment concentration, and Jacobs externalities, which are associated with past diversity of local total employment. For mature capital goods industries, there is evidence of MAR externalities but n…
Development Games in Non-monocentric Cities
Industrial Development in Cities
This paper uses data for eight manufacturing industries to test for and characterize dynamic production externalities in cities. The authors find evidence of both Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) externalities, which are associated with past own industry employment concentration, and Jacobs externalities, which are associated with past diversity of local total employment. For mature capital goods industries, there is evidence of MAR externalities but n…
A Theory of Urban Growth
In an economy experiencing endogenous economic growth and exogenous population growth, we explore two main themes: how urbanization affects efficiency of the growth process and how growth affects patterns of urbanization. Localized information spillovers promote agglomeration and human capital accumulation and fosters endogenous growth. Individual city sizes grow with local human capital accumulation and knowledge spillovers; and city with empiri…
Urban evolution in the USA
On a sustained basis, cities are of non-uniform relative sizes. This paper addresses three basic issues which arise from this simple observation by examining the size distribution of US cities over the period 1900–1990. First, we explore the reasons why there is a wide distribution of city sizes. Second, we characterize the evolution of the size distribution of cities, documenting growth in sizes and numbers of cities. We ask whether the relative…
Effects of Air Quality Regulations on Polluting Industries
This paper examines unintended effects of air quality regulation, using plant data for 1963–92. A key regulatory tool since 1978 is the annual designation of county air quality attainment status. Nonattainment status triggers specific equipment requirements, with the severity and enforcement of regulations rising with plant size. The differential in regulation favors attainment areas, reducing births for polluting industries in nonattainment area…
Externalities and Industrial Development
Political Economy of City Sizes and Formation
Scale Externalities in Korea
Development Games in Non-monocentric Cities
Development Games in Non-monocentric Cities
Industrial Development in Cities
This paper uses data for eight manufacturing industries to test for and characterize dynamic production externalities in cities. The authors find evidence of both Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) externalities, which are associated with past own industry employment concentration, and Jacobs externalities, which are associated with past diversity of local total employment. For mature capital goods industries, there is evidence of MAR externalities but n…
The new urban landscape
Medium size cities
Externalities and Industrial Development
A Theory of Urban Growth
In an economy experiencing endogenous economic growth and exogenous population growth, we explore two main themes: how urbanization affects efficiency of the growth process and how growth affects patterns of urbanization. Localized information spillovers promote agglomeration and human capital accumulation and fosters endogenous growth. Individual city sizes grow with local human capital accumulation and knowledge spillovers; and city with empiri…
Political Economy of City Sizes and Formation
Effects of Air Quality Regulations on Polluting Industries
This paper examines unintended effects of air quality regulation, using plant data for 1963–92. A key regulatory tool since 1978 is the annual designation of county air quality attainment status. Nonattainment status triggers specific equipment requirements, with the severity and enforcement of regulations rising with plant size. The differential in regulation favors attainment areas, reducing births for polluting industries in nonattainment area…
Scale Externalities in Korea
Urbanization in Developing Countries
The rapid urbanization in many developing countries over the past half century seems to have been accompanied by excessively high levels of concentration of the urban population in very large cities. Some degree of urban concentration may be desirable initially to reduce inter‐ and intraregional infrastructure expenditures. But in a mature system of cities, economic activity is more spread out. Standardized manufacturing production tends to be de…
The Urbanization Process and Economic Growth
Urban evolution in the USA
On a sustained basis, cities are of non-uniform relative sizes. This paper addresses three basic issues which arise from this simple observation by examining the size distribution of US cities over the period 1900–1990. First, we explore the reasons why there is a wide distribution of city sizes. Second, we characterize the evolution of the size distribution of cities, documenting growth in sizes and numbers of cities. We ask whether the relative…
A Bright Idea for Measuring Economic Growth
The quantity of human-generated light visible from outer space reflects variation in both population density and income per capita. In this paper we explore the usefulness of the change in visible light as a measure of GDP growth. We discuss the data, and then present a statistical framework that uses lights growth to augment existing income growth measures, assuming that measurement errors in the two series are uncorrelated. For some countries w…
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (13 works) · Economics (12 works) · Geography (11 works) · Economic geography (8 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Economic Growth and Productivity (6 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (5 works) · Metropolitan area (5 works) · Microeconomics (5 works) · Population (5 works)