Date: |
10 Oct 2024, 4.30PM – 7.00PM |
duration: |
2 hrs 30 mins |
Venue: |
Pegasus Arms |
Address: |
14 Oxford Terrace Christchurch Central |
Cost: |
Free event |
Presentation Topic: Why does an increasing share of the population live in cities? Why do some cities prosper and grow, while others struggle and decline? What can cities do to improve their prospects, and those of their inhabitants? In this talk, we will examine questions of this nature through an urban economics lens that seeks to explain the location choices of people and firms. Drawing on a body of research that traces its historical roots to the agricultural and industrial revolutions, we will unpack the concept of agglomeration economies, that is, the economic advantages and disadvantages of proximity. These are the economic ties that bind us together in cities or, when they fray and weaken, split us apart. To finish, the talk will consider what urban economics can tell us about the future of New Zealand’s cities and how we might best respond via policy.
About the speaker: Stuart Donovan
Stuart is a Senior Fellow with Motu Research that has two decades of experience working as a consultant and a researcher in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Stuart holds a PhD in economics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and his current research focuses on land use modelling, housing policy, agglomeration economies, and meta-analysis. Stuart currently lives in Brisbane with his family but is in the process of relocating to Wellington.
The Transportation Group - Canterbury branch invite you to join them for a presentation by Stuart Donovan dicussing, 'Push, pull, and sort – An introduction to the economic forces that are shaping our cities'.
Presentation Topic: Why does an increasing share of the population live in cities? Why do some cities prosper and grow, while others struggle and decline? What can cities do to improve their prospects, and those of their inhabitants? In this talk, we will examine questions of this nature through an urban economics lens that seeks to explain the location choices of people and firms. Drawing on a body of research that traces its historical roots to the agricultural and industrial revolutions, we will unpack the concept of agglomeration economies, that is, the economic advantages and disadvantages of proximity. These are the economic ties that bind us together in cities or, when they fray and weaken, split us apart. To finish, the talk will consider what urban economics can tell us about the future of New Zealand’s cities and how we might best respond via policy.
About the speaker: Stuart Donovan
Stuart is a Senior Fellow with Motu Research that has two decades of experience working as a consultant and a researcher in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Stuart holds a PhD in economics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and his current research focuses on land use modelling, housing policy, agglomeration economies, and meta-analysis. Stuart currently lives in Brisbane with his family but is in the process of relocating to Wellington.
