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Urban sprawl and regional growth: empirical evidence from Italian Regions

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  • Giuseppe Di Liddo

    (University of Bari - DISAG)

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Urban sprawl may affect economic growth through its negative effects on a number of relevant aspects of the economic activity. We test the negative impact of urban sprawl on regional economic growth using Italian data. Our results confirm such negative impact and suggest policies aimed to incentivate urban development in the main cities instead of the provincial territory.

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  • Giuseppe Di Liddo, 2015. "Urban sprawl and regional growth: empirical evidence from Italian Regions," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 35(4), pages 2141-2160.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-15-00509
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    Keywords

    Urban Sprawl; regional growth; Italian Regions.;
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    JEL classification:

    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

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