BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251225T121219EST-5255uiWv8Z@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251225T171219Z DESCRIPTION:Diego Puga (CEMFI)\n Host: Nicolas Gendron Carrier \n Field: Urba n Economics \n\nhttps://diegopuga.org\n\nDate: September 25\, 2020\n\n“Urb an growth and its aggregate implications” (with Gilles Duranton)\n \n Abstra ct: \n We develop an urban growth model where human capital spillovers fost er entrepreneurship and learning in heterogenous cities. Incumbent residen ts limit city expansion through planning regulations so that commuting and housing costs do not outweigh productivity gains. The model builds on str ong microfoundations\, matches key regularities at the city and economy-wi de levels\, and generates novel predictions for which we provide evidence. It can be quantified relying on few parameters\, provides a basis to esti mate the main ones\, and remains transparent regarding its mechanisms. We examine various counterfactuals to assess quantitatively the effect of cit ies on economic growth and aggregate\n DTSTART:20200925T150000Z DTEND:20200925T163000Z SUMMARY:Diego Puga (CEMFI)\, “Urban growth and its aggregate implications” URL:/economics/channels/event/diego-puga-cemfi-urban-g rowth-and-its-aggregate-implications-323779 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR