Learning in cities
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It is posited that cities promote more opportunities for learning. Supporting evidence is based on the theory that population density not only increases the amount of interaction between individuals, in which learning takes place, but also increases the speed of these interactions so that more can occur within a given amount of time.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 1999
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Public sector technical inefficiency in large U.S. cities
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An analysis is presented of metropolitan technical inefficiency in public sector processes, using property value comparisons. Findings include the correlation between technical inefficiency and low market value of aggregate property, as dictated by poor fiscal decision making.
Publication Name: Journal of Urban Economics
Subject: Government
ISSN: 0094-1190
Year: 1999
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