Are Britain's 'second tier' cities too small?
Overman, H. G.
(2012).
Are Britain's 'second tier' cities too small?
(2012).
Are Britain's 'second tier' cities too small?
Interesting to see The Economist arguing that America's big cities help make it richer than Europe. The basic idea is that big cities deliver productivity benefits so that restricting growth of cities makes us poorer. As The Economist points out (based on research by my colleagues Christian Hilber and Paul Cheshire) the planning system certainly acts to restrict such growth in Britain.