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Cities on a Hill?

For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of policy innovation and democratic deepening.

African Regional Economic Integration: The Emergence, Evolution, and Impact of Institutional Innovation

The power of Pan-Africanism as a guiding vision for the continent’s development is widely studied, mostly as an aspirational phenomenon.

Inclusive Public Spaces for Informal Livelihoods: A Discussion Paper for Urban Planners and Policy Makers

More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities. Cities are seen as “engines of economic growth” by many observers.

Welcome Home in a Crisis: Effects of Return Migration on the Non-Migrants' Wages and Employment

The recent economic depression in Greece hit the population of Albanian migrants in Greece particularly hard, spurring a wave of return migration that increased the Albanian labor force by 5% in less

Value for Money? Community Targeting in Vote-Buying and Politician Accountability

Community targeting of vote payments - defined as the saturation of entire neighborhoods with cash prior to elections - is widespread in the developing world.

Is the Chinese Economy Headed for a Hard Landing

Introduction to Argentine Exceptionalism

This article is an introduction to the special collection on Argentine Exceptionalism.

EXODUS: How Migration Is Changing Our World

The article offers information on the things to be learnt from immigration economics.

Overcoming the Limits of Institutional Reform in Uganda

Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa, producing many best practice laws and structures.

Why has Regional Income Convergence in the US Declined?

The past thirty years have seen a dramatic decline in the rate of income convergence across states and in population flows to high-income places.