Working papers

In case you have never heard of this, you can subscribe to a mailing list here that regularly sends information about working papers in Economic Geography from around the world. It is an excellent way to keep in touch with what a lot of people are doing in this field.

The Economic Geography mailing list is edited by Steve Ross, from the University of Connecticut. If you go here you can also have access to many others in a diverse set of areas within Economics.

The Geography of bosses

Accordind to this story from the BBC the perspective of Davos' participants regarding the evolution of the economy depends on their geographical location and industry.

The geography of bosses

Europe's biggest cities

Want to know which are Europe's 500 largest cities? You can check here. Spoiler alert: the biggest is Moscow and the second biggest is London.

The world is not flat!

According to this news story manufacturing in the US is going through a resurgence. Naturally the question with matters like these is if the return of some firms is enough to eclipse off shoring. Nevertheless it presents a series of interesting elements.

Summer Institute in Economic Geography

The next edition of the summer institute in Economic Geography will be next Summer in Vancouver. It's open to PhD student and early career academics. More information here.

Changing shape of American cities

Through Planetizen I found a very interesting interview with the urban planner Ken Greenberg discussing the changing shape of American cities. It's worth a read. This interview was made for the Metropolis Magazine.

Map

This is a very interesting map of the world, with data on demography and CO2 emissions.

http://www.breathingearth.net/

Cities in America

Interesting things are happening to American cities. Even though I don't tend to appreciate the kind of mega-trend science, where people make careers out of announcing the arrival of a new era, the changes identified by Christopher Leinberger in US real estate patterns are highly relevant. Sprawl in the US has reached a level that is hardly sustainable if oil prices go up again (as they are likely to, when the recession eases). The problem is not only the dependence on automobiles but also the rising costs of heating and global warming.

Another story I read recently was about Flint, Michigan, popularized by Michael Moore in his documentaries. The city has been hard hit by deindustrialization and population decline over the last few decades and it is hard to believe it will soon regain its economic vitality. City officials, in an attempt to manage its decline have come up with an idea, not completely new: shrink it! Even though at first sight it might seem a bit brutal, it could turn out to be a great idea. Follow the link above to read the story.

Evolutionary Economic Geography

The April edition of the Economic geography journal was dedicated to the emerging branch of evolutionary economic geography. Worth a read.