Big or small cities: On city size and economic growth

Rodriguez-Pose, Andres and Frick, Susanne A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0885-7331 2017. Big or small cities: On city size and economic growth. [Online]. Centre for Economic Policy Research. Available at: https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/big-or-small-cities...

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Abstract

Big cities have historically been seen as an important prerequisite for a country’s economic growth. In recent decades, however, developing countries have rapidly urbanised, and large cities are increasingly found in relatively poor countries. This column uses a new dataset to revisit the relationship between city size and economic growth. It finds that relatively small cities (with populations under three million) have been more conducive to economic growth, while very large cities are only growth-enhancing in countries with a very large urban population.

Item Type:	Website Content
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Centre for Economic Policy Research
Last Modified:	17 Feb 2025 10:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/176235

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