Econ Papers Daily / 期刊论文
城市政治地理学
The Political Geography of Cities
摘要
We study the link between regional capitals and urban development. We exploit new global data on hundreds of first-order administrative and capital city reforms from 1987 until 2018 to estimate the capital city premium. Gaining capital status increases city growth in the medium term, spilling over to nearby cities. The capital premium varies with the size of the territory governed by the city, and political status complements favorable economic fundamentals. We document two mechanisms: migration of educated individuals to capital cities and heightened public and private investment, with private investment favoring capital cities with stronger economic fundamentals. (JEL D72, E22, H54, O18, R11, R12, R58)
中文摘要
我们研究了区域首府与城市发展之间的联系。利用1987年至2018年间全球数百个一级行政区和首府城市改革的新数据，我们估算了首府城市溢价。获得首府地位会在中期内促进城市增长，并产生溢出效应，惠及邻近城市。首府溢价因城市所辖领土规模而异，且政治地位与有利的经济基本面形成互补。我们记录了两个机制：受过教育的个体向首府城市迁移，以及公共和私人投资的增加，其中私人投资更倾向于经济基本面较强的首府城市。（JEL D72, E22, H54, O18, R11, R12, R58）