Publications by authors named "David Albouy"
Urban Population and Amenities: The Neoclassical Model of Location.
Int Econ Rev (Philadelphia)
February 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study creates a neoclassical general-equilibrium model to analyze differences in population and density across U.S. metro areas.
- New estimation methods are introduced for measuring productivity in traded vs. non-traded goods and the supply of housing and land, based on density and land area data.
- The findings reveal that quality of life influences where people choose to live more than trade productivity, and that relaxing land use regulations could boost population and improve living conditions in the western U.S.