Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

Regional and urban economics in the last ten years has benefited from the simultaneous development of new theoretical techniques, new sources of geographic information systems (GIS) data, rapid advances in computing power, machine learning and artificial intelligence, and renewed public policy interest in transportation infrastructure and appropriate policies towards places "e;left-behind"e; by globalization and technological change. This volume reviews this recent wave of research and highlights promising areas for further research. Chapters include Quantitative Regional Economics, Quantitative Urban Economics, Optimal Spatial Policies, Spatial Dynamics, Transportation, Housing Supply and Housing Affordability, Spatial Sorting and Inequality, Local Labor Markets, Spatial Environmental Economics, Spatial Economics for Low and Middle Income Countries, and New Data and Insights for Regional and Urban Economics. - Comprehensive coverage of frontier research topics, such as quantitative regional economics, quantitative urban economics, and spatial dynamics- Contributions from some of the leading research scholars in regional and urban economics- Advanced treatment of optimal spatial policies, including place-based policies and transport infrastructure investments