Consumption Cities versus Production Cities : New Considerations and Evidence (English)

Cities dramatically vary in their sectoral composition across the world, possibly lending credence to the theory that some cities are production cities with high employment shares of urban tradables while others are consumption cities with high employment shares of urban non-tradables. A model of structural change highlights three paths leading to the rise of consumption cities: resource rents from exporting fuels and mining products, agricultural...
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Jedwab,Remi Camille; Ianchovichina,Elena; Haslop,Federico.

Consumption Cities versus Production Cities : New Considerations and Evidence (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10105 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099549506242213625

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