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Venue address: ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, R. Francesinhas 21, 1200-675 Lisboa, Portugal
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 17th Sept 2026, 11:37:39am WEST
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D15: Macroeconomic Policy in Open and Transforming Economies Location: Room 118 (Francesinhas 1) | |
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Urbanization, Productivity Differences and Spatial Frictions 1: ESADE, Spain; 2: Indiana University; 3: CESIFO This paper examines urbanization in a multi-sector economy with productivity differences and trade frictions. Location-specific non-traded goods imply decentralized outcomes are not in general socially optimal, even without typical externalities, like congestion or agglomeration. Optimal urbanization exceeds decentralized levels when productivity differences in non-traded goods are small, a case typical of developed economies, while developing countries tend to be overurbanized. A model calibrated to Brazilian data shows wedges remain quantitatively important in the presence of agglomeration and congestion effects. Urban-biased policies are closer to optimal outcomes when productivity gaps are extreme but may worsen urbanization distortions at intermediate productivity levels.
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