Episode 11: Cities, with Anthony Ling

How does city design impact the generation of opportunities? In this week's episode of Economisto, Professor Pedro Fernando Nery interviews Anthony Ling, architect and urban planner and editor of the website Caos Planejado. They discuss why economists are increasingly concerned with topics such as urban zoning and why municipal elections are so important in combating inequality.

Articles:

America has a housing segregation problem. Seattle may just have the solution.

The struggle of São Paulo's elite for exclusion from the city.

Tokyo Special | What Tokyo can teach Brazilian cities

Studies:

The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment

Books:

Walkable city (Architecture and urban planning)

Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier

Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities