Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/235087 
Year of Publication: 
2020
Series/Report no.: 
KOF Working Papers No. 473
Publisher: 
ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zurich
Abstract: 
How does the structure of metropolitan areas a ect urbanization and welfare? Using the development of urban sub-centers in France in the 1970s, I study the short- and long-term e ects of urban structural changes. To retrieve within metropolitan area e ects, I exploit the fact that out of 11 planned subcenters, only 9 have actually been developed. Using local population data between 1926 and 2015, I observe a polarization of growth in favor of sub-centers. As local gains might be o set by losses elsewhere, I develop a general equilibrium model to investigate global e ects. Overall, the observed shift towards polycentric metropolitan structures leads to an increased urbanization (by about 900,000 inhabitants in 2015) and a 0.7% national welfare growth.
Subjects: 
Metropolitan areas
urbanization
structure
growth
mobility
JEL: 
R11
R13
R58
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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