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Terrorism and the resilience of cities
Martin, Philippe; Harrigan, James (2002-11)
The September 11 attacks in New York and Washington have forced Americans to confront the fact that to live or work in a large city is to be at greater risk of large-scale terrorism. What do these risks, and the public perception of them, imply for cities in general and the future of New York City in particular? In this article, the authors begin their exploration of this issue by examining why cities exist in the first place. To conduct their analysis, they simulate two key theoretical models of economic geography, using data that approximate the characteristics of a major U.S. city as well ...
Economic Policy Review , Volume 8 , Issue Nov , Pages 97-116

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Venture capital investment in secondary cities: issues and opportunities for impact
Carlson, Carole; Chakrabarti, Prabal (2007)
Venture capital has been one of the major drivers of the U.S. economy. Using the State of the Inner City Economies database of the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, we found that secondary cities ? which we have defined as cities outside the 40 largest U.S. metro areas ? have received far less than their proportionate share of private equity deals and dollars. By failing to attract capital at similar rates to larger cities, secondary cities are missing a major engine of job and wage growth. Notably, however, a number of secondary cities have managed to assemble the right combination of ...
Public and Community Affairs Discussion Papers , Paper 2007-3

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Reinvigorating Springfield's economy: lessons from resurgent cities
Benton, Marques; Zhao, Bo; Green, DeAnna; Plasse, David; Chakrabarti, Prabal; Kodrzycki, Yolanda; Walker, Richard; Munoz, Ana Patricia; Browne, Lynn E. (2009)
As part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's commitment to supporting efforts to revitalize the economy of Springfield, Massachusetts, this paper analyzes the economic development approaches of other mid-sized manufacturing-oriented cities during the past half century. From among a comparison group of 25 municipalities that were similar to Springfield in 1960, the study identifies 10 "resurgent cities" that have made substantial progress in improving living standards for their residents, and that are recognized as vital communities in a broader sense by experts on urban economic ...
Public and Community Affairs Discussion Papers , Paper 2009-03

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Economic distress and resurgence in U.S. central cities: concepts, causes, and policy levers
Munoz, Ana Patricia; Kodrzycki, Yolanda (2013)
This paper provides a review of the literature on U.S. central city growth and distress during the second half of the twentieth century. It finds that city growth tended to be higher in metropolitan areas with favorable weather, higher growth, and greater human capital, while distress was strongly correlated with city-level manufacturing legacy. The article affirms that distress has been highly persistent, but that some cities have achieved resurgence through a combination of strong leadership, collaboration across sectors and institutions, clear and broad-based strategies, and significant ...
Public Policy Discussion Paper , Paper 13-3

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Reinvigorating Springfield's economy: lessons from resurgent cities
Benton, Marques; Zhao, Bo; Walker, Richard; Chakrabarti, Prabal; Plasse, David; Green, DeAnna; Kodrzycki, Yolanda; Munoz, Ana Patricia; Browne, Lynn E. (2009)
As part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's commitment to supporting efforts to revitalize the economy of Springfield, Massachusetts, this paper analyzes the economic development approaches of other mid-sized manufacturing-oriented cities during the past half century. From among a comparison group of 25 municipalities that were similar to Springfield in 1960, the study identifies 10 "resurgent cities" that have made substantial progress in improving living standards for their residents, and that are recognized as vital communities in a broader sense by experts on urban economic ...
Public Policy Discussion Paper , Paper 09-6

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Ghettos: the changing consequences of ethnic isolation
Glaeser, Edward L. (1997-04)
Regional Review , Issue Spr , Pages 18-24

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Conference explores inner-city business development
Winfield, Christopher; Garcia, Ramon; Deitz, Richard (2001-07)
The May 1 conferences titled "The untapped urban market: attracting business to the inner city," and presented by the Buffalo Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in partnership with the University at Buffalo Department of Planning, discussed the economic challenges faced by inner-city communities and explored effective strategies for business development. We summarize the various inner-city development models presented at the conference and the discussion that arose around them.
The Regional Economy of Upstate New York , Issue Sum

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Has suburbanization diminished the importance of access to Center City?
Voith, Richard (2000-05)
Nine years ago, the Business Review examined the role that access to Center City Philadelphia played in people's choices about where to live and how to commute. Using 1980 census data, that analysis concluded that access to Center City by both car and public transportation shaped people's choices in important ways. But since 1980, the Philadelphia metropolitan area has undergone a great deal of change, including a decentralization of both population and employment. In this article, Dick Voith revisits the questions first posed almost a decade ago to see how employment and population shifts ...
Business Review , Issue May , Pages 17-29

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Productivity in cities: does city size matter?
Carlino, Gerald A. (1987-11)
Business Review , Issue Nov , Pages 3-12

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How accurate are quality-of-life rankings across cities?
Gyourko, Joseph (1991-03)
Business Review , Issue Mar , Pages 3-14

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