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“Computing Functional Urban Areas Using a Hierarchical Travel Time Approach: An Applied Case in Ecuador”

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  • Moisés Obaco A

    (AQR-IREA, University of Barcelona)

  • Vicente Royuela

    (AQR-IREA, University of Barcelona)

  • Xavier Vítores

    (Independent Statistical Researcher)

Abstract

Identifying integrated urban areas is an important issue for urban analysis and policy evaluation. In this paper, we extend the OECD’s methodology to identify Functional Urban Areas to countries where there is not commuting data. We do so substituting such socioeconomic flows by available information on road structure, which allow us to work with accessibility based on travel time. The main advantage of our procedure is its applicability to most countries in the world, as it only uses GIS data. In this paper we apply the procedure two border countries: Colombia, which has a recent census with commuting data, to calibrate our approach, and Ecuador, where there is not commuting census. We perform several sensitivity analysis and robustness checks to Ecuador with alternative sources of socioeconomic flows.

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  • Moisés Obaco A & Vicente Royuela & Xavier Vítores, 2017. "“Computing Functional Urban Areas Using a Hierarchical Travel Time Approach: An Applied Case in Ecuador”," AQR Working Papers 201703, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised Mar 2017.
    • Handle: RePEc:aqr:wpaper:201703
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    1. Alessia Matano & Moisés Obaco & Vicente Royuela, 2018. "“What drives the spatial wage premium for formal and informal workers? The case of Ecuador”," AQR Working Papers 201806, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised Jun 2018.
    2. Alessia Matano & Moisés Obaco & Vicente Royuela, 2020. "What drives the spatial wage premium in formal and informal labor markets? The case of Ecuador," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(4), pages 823-847, September.
    3. Moisés Obaco & Juan Pablo Díaz-Sánchez, 2018. "“An Overview of Urbanization in Ecuador under FUAs Definition”," AQR Working Papers 201807, University of Barcelona, Regional Quantitative Analysis Group, revised Jul 2018.
    4. Aguiar, Larissa Limongi & Manzato, Gustavo Garcia & Rodrigues da Silva, Antônio Nélson, 2020. "Combining travel and population data through a bivariate spatial analysis to define Functional Urban Regions," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
    5. Moisés Obaco & Juan Pablo Díaz-Sánchez, 2018. "“Urbanization in Ecuador: An overview using the FUA definition”," IREA Working Papers 201814, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Oct 2018.

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    Functional Urban Areas. GIS data. Ecuador. Colombia. Travel time. JEL classification: R12; R14; R52.;
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