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A view on optimal urban growth controls

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  • Fu-Chuan Lai

    (Department of Economics, National Taipei University, Taipei, Taiwan)

  • Shu-Tsung Yang

    (Taiwan Institute of Economic Research, Taipei, Taiwan)

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Sasaki (1998) generalizes the urban-growth-control model developed by Brueckner and Lai (1996) (B-L, hereafter) and concludes that the optimal urban-growth control is less (more) stringent than the B-L model when an agglomeration effect (public-good-provision effect) is considered. However, this paper here proves that the optimal urban-growth control may or may not be more stringent than the B-L model when the agglomeration effect or (and) the public-good-provision effect is (are) considered. This result sharply differs from that of Sasaki's model. The intuition behind it is that the increase in commuting costs for landowners due to renter-immigration is overlooked in Sasaki's model.

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  • Fu-Chuan Lai & Shu-Tsung Yang, 2002. "A view on optimal urban growth controls," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 36(2), pages 229-238.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:36:y:2002:i:2:p:229-238
    Note: Received: February 2001/Accepted: September 2001
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R13 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - General Equilibrium and Welfare Economic Analysis of Regional Economies
    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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