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| Edward Glaeser
May 2021, Paper: "The downsides of density, including traffic congestion, contagious disease and crime, were common in Victorian London and classical Rome, just as they are today in Sao Paulo and Lagos. Our urban past provides lessons for developing world cities today. The first lesson, that I highlight, is that political power, not commerce, has long driven the growth of the world’s largest cities, and that fact remains true for many developing…
| Edward Glaeser
April 21, 2021, Video: "In this masterclass, titled 'The Economics of Cities' Edward Glaeser explores the economic history of cities and their principal industries, while, in turn, considering the trends that the current COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to in the current context as well."
Non-HKS Author - Edward Glaeser