This paper reviews recent quantitative urban models. These models are sufficiently rich to
capture observed features of the data, such as many asymmetric locations and a rich …

We develop an urban growth model where human capital spillovers foster entrepreneurship
and learning in heterogeneous cities. Incumbent residents limit city expansion through …

We study how preferences over the demographic composition of co-patrons affects income
segregation in shared spaces. To distinguish demographic preferences from tastes for other …

In develo** countries, substantial resources are allocated each year to build and upgrade
infrastructure, aiming to facilitate market integration, enhance long-term productivity, and …

Traffic congestion is a major environmental and social problem whose causes include urban
sprawl, imbalanced home-job distributions, increased car ownership, and lack of public …

We examine the economic and environmental impacts of improvements and disruptions in
multimodal transport networks. Our quantitative spatial equilibrium model incorporates …

Physical geography has long been identified as critical for urban development, land use and
environmental outcomes in cities worldwide. However, the literature has yet to provide …

Which Americans experience the worst infrastructure? What are the costs of living with that
infrastructure? We measure road roughness throughout America using vertical acceleration …

We study the interaction between transit improvements and land use policies. Bengaluru,
one of India's largest cities, inaugurated a metro system in 2011 but has extremely low …

The global adoption of the four-day workweek has surged, particularly accelerated by the
COVID-19 pandemic, driven by a collective desire for increased flexibility, heightened …