Structural Change, Land Use and Urban Expansion.
How do cities grow in the process of structural transformation? To answer this question, we develop a multi-sector spatial equilibrium model with endogenous land use: land is used either for agriculture or housing. Urban land, densely populated due to commuting frictions, expands out of agricultural...
| Publicado en: | Review of Economic Studies Vol. 93; no. 4; pp. 2490 - 2531 |
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