In a New York Times op-ed, David Brooks discussed the role that cities play in spreading ideas. Brooks recognized the importance of cities in solving problems and in promoting small businesses because “they host quality conversations, not because they have new buildings and convention centers.” Cities serve as a…

In The American (the Journal of the American Enterprise Institute), Ryan Streeter calls out the danger of outmoded political thinking that places cities solely on the agenda of the left. He offers three reasons:

1. First, cities rather than states will increasingly drive national economies. States that recognize this…

This is the subject of a recent policy brief by Ed Glaeser and William Kerr.  Published by the Rappaport Institute/Taubman Center, the brief links entrepreneurship and regional economic growth.  And to encourage entrepreneurship, the authors have four pieces of advice for urban leaders:

(1) Investing…

Once again, Harvard professor Ed Glaeser makes a persuasive case that the anti-urban bias of federal spending and policy continues.

Writing in The Boston Globe, Ed asserts that "the billions of dollars being spent on infrastructure across the nation
provide…

Here is Ed Glaeser making the case for investment in education as the single factor that best explains the success of cities from 1900 to  2000. Rich nations that fail to invest in education, as shown by his study of Argentina, are bound to lose ground to nations that…

Head over to Economix to find out why Ed Glaeser says we should all live in tall buildings. 

I'm here at the Furman Center at NYU at a quickly organized meeting on America's Housing Policy.  The first panel is on Connecting the Dots between Housing, Transportation, Energy and the Environment.  Ed Glaeser (Harvard) is up first.  (I am always surprised how young Ed looks.)

Ed says housing policy…

Convenience sounds like such a mundane benefit.  We associate it with fast food, the corner 7-11, the Pot Belly across the street. It may be a compromise in terms of quality or variety, but at least it's convenience.

So it has been interesting to have two recent Smart City…