Are Cities Dying
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4029249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edward L Glaeser (0000-0002-5799-4232, Paul Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts., corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 139-160 |
| Publication date | 1998-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.12.2.139 |
| OpenAlex | W2051012236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 178 |
| References cited | 32 |
This paper organizes a discussion of the costs and benefits of cities around the question: Are cities becoming obsolete? While minimizing transport costs for manufactured goods no longer justifies the existence of cities, they still facilitate the division of labor and the flow of ideas. Cities' higher housing, commuting, and pollution costs seem stable over time. Only the costs associated with urban poverty may increase and these costs do not effect many newer cities. Although many older cities will continue their decline, the future of the urban form seems surprisingly bright
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