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Fichier |
Type de dépôt |
Pré-publication, Document de travail |
Titre |
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Bobos in Paradise: Urban Politics and the New Economy
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Résumé |
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This paper provides some elements to explain the observed takeover in some urban areas of a new kind of elite associated with new economy jobs, also known as "bourgeois bohème" (bobos). This takeover has been associated with greater investment in urban amenities and "clean" means of transport, with adverse e¤ects on commuting time. The model allows us to explain those developments by productivity is growth in the new economy, and by the di¤erences in production processes between the new and old economies. The consequences of bobo takeover for house prices and employment of unskilled service workers are also discussed. A bunkerized equilibrium in which skilled workers in the old economy no longer reside in the city and have been replaced by service workers is studied. In such an equilibrium urban amenities are at their maximum and commuting .ows have been eliminated. For some parameter values, bobos are better-o¤ under bunkerization, in which case they may gain by favoring it with a "diversity" subsidy for unskilled workers to reside in the city.
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Auteur(s)
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Gilles Saint-Paul
1, 2, 3
1
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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École normale supérieure - Paris ( 59704 )
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Université Paris Sciences et Lettres ( 564132 )
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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique USC1336 ( 92114 )
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École des hautes études en sciences sociales ( 99539 )
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École des Ponts ParisTech ( 301545 )
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique UMR8545 ( 441569 )
2
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne ( 7550 )
;
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École normale supérieure - Paris ( 59704 )
;
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Université Paris Sciences et Lettres ( 564132 )
;
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École des hautes études en sciences sociales ( 99539 )
;
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École des Ponts ParisTech ( 301545 )
;
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( 441569 )
;
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Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement ( 577435 )
3
New York University [Abu Dhabi]
( 266683 )
- PO Box 129188, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Émirats arabes unis
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Date de production/écriture |
2015-10
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Domaine(s) |
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Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances
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Mots-clés (JEL) |
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H - Public Economics/H.H7 - State and Local Government • Intergovernmental Relations
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R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics/R.R3 - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location
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R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics/R.R4 - Transportation Economics
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R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics/R.R5 - Regional Government Analysis
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Référence interne |
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PSE Working Papers n° 2015-34
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Mots-clés |
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New economy, urban amenities, bobos, residential choice, local public goods, urban voting models, bunkerization
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