Building the city: from slums to a modern metropolis
We model the building of a city, estimate parameters of the model, and calculate welfare losses from institutional frictions encountered in changing land-use. We distinguish formal and slum construction technologies; in contrast to slums, formal structures can be built tall, are durable, and non-mal...
Main Authors: | Henderson, JV, Regan, T, Venables, AJ |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2020
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