Russ Roberts & Paul Romer on Urban Growth

Paul Romer recently sat down with Russ Roberts, host of the EconTalk podcast. They begin by drawing a distinction between reform zones and concession zones and discussing Shenzhen as a model for a charter city. Other topics include:

Autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on land use in urban enviroments
Urban population density and the obstacles to higher densities in high demand urban locations in the U.S.
What today's fast growing cities can learn from New York City's 1811 plan for urban expansion
The role of academic as policy entrepreneur

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