Institutional Fragmentation and Metropolitan Coordination in Latin American Cities : What Consequences for Productivity and Growth ? (English)

This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of institutional fragmentation and metropolitan coordination on urban productivity in Latin American cities. The use of night-time lights satellite imagery and high-resolution population data allow the use of a broader definition of metropolitan area. Thus, metropolitan area consists of the urban extent that results from the union between the formally defined metropolitan area and the contiguous...

DETAILS

Author

Duque,Juan Carlos;

Lozano Gracia,Nancy;

Patino,Jorge E.;

Restrepo Cadavid,Paula;
Document Date
2019/01/10
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8696
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America,
Disclosure Date
2019/01/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Institutional Fragmentation and Metropolitan Coordination in Latin American Cities : What Consequences for Productivity and Growth ?
Keywords
metropolitan area

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)

Official PDF
TXT*
Total Downloads** : 841
Download Stats
*The text version is uncorrected OCR text and is included solely to benefit users with slow connectivity.

Citation

Duque,Juan Carlos; Lozano Gracia,Nancy; Patino,Jorge E.; Restrepo Cadavid,Paula.

Institutional Fragmentation and Metropolitan Coordination in Latin American Cities : What Consequences for Productivity and Growth ? (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8696 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495141547129212655

Institutional Fragmentation and Metropolitan Coordination in Latin American Cities : What Consequences for Productivity and Growth ? (English)

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Citation

SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL ALERTS