Urbanomics

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Best mass transit system in the world?

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Vox points to a regional system in Germany, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr, The real hub of the Germany economy is a lesser-known but more i...
Saturday, August 30, 2014

The limits to human job displacement

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David Autor , arguably the leading academic tracking the technology and other structural shifts induced changes in the labor market, presen...
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Access to jobs - the "urban divide" visualization

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This visualization tool (via Alain Bertaud ) developed by the World Bank nicely illustrates the deep divide that exists in physical access...
Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Planning mass transit for urbanizing India

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As India urbanizes rapidly, metro-railway projects are being planned in many cities across the country. The Government of India (GoI) have ...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Is labor market regulations a binding constraint on Indian economy?

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Even as the interest on reforming India's undoubtedly restrictive labor regulations mount, Pranab Bardhan has an excellent op-ed where...
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Friday, August 22, 2014

The rise and decline of Roman Empire

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(HT: Vox and  Wikimedia )
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Reviving India's Manufacturing Sector

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The Prime Minister has declared his goal of "made in India" with "zero-defect" (quality) and "zero-effect" (o...
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