Tall buildings lead to more compact and productive cities
Amol Agrawal
Gabriel Ahlfeldt, Nathaniel Baum-Snow and Remi Jedwab in this voxeu research: Land-use regulations, including height limits, affect housing affordability and urban productivity. This column analyses over 11,000 urban agglomerations and 300,000 tall buildings to explore the effect of height restrictions on welfare. Vertical growth enhances land efficiency, reduces commuting, and boosts worker welfare. While higher […]